Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:04:05 GMT
Asian shares advance
Asian shares rose, impacted by Japanese stocks, on speculation that Japan's government will discuss a corporate tax cut and support riskier assets for public pension funds. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.2% to 140.65 at 2:29 p.m. Hong Kong time and the gauge has advanced 7.8% monthly, while Japan's Topix index erased decline of 1.6%.