 Business Recorder | Asia stocks advance on US debt-pact hopes MarketWatch The Nikkei Stock Average (TYO:JP:100000018) rose 1% to 9,923.01, a closing level not seen since early April. The advance builds on gains from the previous session, when a landslide election victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) sparked fresh ... Asian Stocks Head for Nine-Month High on US Budget Asia Stocks, Oil Rise on U.S. Budget Bets; Yen Near 20-Month Low |
