Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as upbeat economic data strengthened the prospect for higher U.S. interest rates, while the dollar's bull run continued with U.S. bond yields propelled to multi-year highs, Reuters reported. Japanese stocks swam against the tide and rose to a near 11-month high as the yen weakened. Spreadbetters saw a mixed opening for European stocks, forecasting a slightly lower open for Britain's FTSE, a marginally higher open for Germany's DAX and a flat start for France's CAC. The dollar index against major currencies rose 0.1 percent to 101.78, not far from a 13-1/2-year high of 101.91 touched overnight. The greenback drew support from a further rise in U.S. Treasury yields. The dollar was up 0.1 percent at 112.650 yen after touching an eight-month high of 112.980 overnight. It has gained roughly seven big figures since Trump's victory earlier this month. The euro was down 0.1 percent at $1.0543 after touching $1.0526 overnight, its lowest since December 2015. The common currency has dropped nearly 4 percent in November.
