Asian stock markets diverged on Thursday with Chinese mainland equities performing well but weaker showings elsewhere. European stocks were gaining amid a flurry of earnings.
China’s CSI 300 index, which tracks the largest 300 companies traded in Shanghai and Shenzhen, rose 1.9%. It was continuing its bounce from multiyear lows reached in January, ahead of the Chinese government’s annual Two Sessions meetings next week, where markets will be…