Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:38:04 GMT
Asian stocks set for a 19-month high on U.S. employment data
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.7% to 136.56 points by midday session in Tokyo on Monday. That was the highest index's value since 2nd of August, 2011. Investors in Asia were trading on positive U.S. job data, which beat economists' estimation and indicated that the biggest world economy is doing well.