Mon, 09 Dec 2013 07:55:42 GMT
Asia's equities advance on China's data
The majority of Asian shares inched higher on Monday after a government data from the world's second largest economy showed that inflation increased in November and as the Japanese Yen declined. The MSCI broadest Asia-Pacific gauge outside Japan advanced 0.5%, the South Korean Kospi gained 1% and Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 2.3%.