Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:21:05 GMT
Asian stocks rise on BOJ
Asian shares advanced, prolonging last week's gain, as Japan's stocks rose amid speculation the next BOJ Governor will implement aggressive monetary easing. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.3% to 134 at 3:44 p.m. in Tokyo after increasing 0.5% last week. Japan's Topix Index climbed 1.8%, while the Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced 2.3%, heading for the highest close since