SYDNEY (Reuters) -Major share indexes crept higher in Asia on Monday as upbeat company earnings underpinned high valuations in the tech sector, while a crucial report on U.S. inflation would likely set the course of the dollar and bonds. While Japan's stock market was closed for a holiday, futures climbed to 42,465 and suggested the index will test its all-time...

(Updates prices on Asian market close in the morning; adds LME prices in paragraphs 3, 12) BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Copper futures climbed on Monday to hit their highest in more than a week, aided by a softer dollar and China demand hopes, even though supply concerns eased after Codelco got the nod to restart operations at the El...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's consumer prices were unchanged in July while producer deflation persisted, as consumer and business morale took a hit from weak domestic demand and trade uncertainty. The consumer price index was 0.0% last month versus a year earlier, compared with a 0.1% rise in June, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Saturday, beating a Reuters poll forecast...

* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * Nikkei futures near record as Japan holidays * Dollar, bonds await US CPI report to refine rate cut chances * Oil slips ahead of Trump/Putin meeting on Ukraine (Adds China stocks, coming data) By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Major share indexes crept higher in Asia on Monday as upbeat company earnings...