Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:09:06 GMT
Asian stocks rise, while Japanese markets are closed today
Asian stocks rallied, led by advance in rare-earth companies, and Taiwan shares rose as the nation's finance minister' s statement concerning government-controlled funds that should buy equities at lows. The MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index gained 0.5% to 442.08, heading for its weekly increase in 3 weeks. South Korea's Kospi Index climbed 0.4% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng added