Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:45:20 GMT
Asian stocks advance on Japan stimulus measures
Asian stocks advanced, with benchmark regional index poising for the second weekly rise, as Japan approved stimulus and the nation's industrial output unexpectedly increased. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.5% to 124.81 at 2 p.m. Tokyo time. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.9% today as Japan's cabinet approved stimulus worth 880 billion yen.