Asian stocks rise towards second weekly advance

Source: Bloomberg
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Asian shares increased on Friday heading towards the second straight weekly gain after the Japanese benchmark Topix Index rebounded close to its highest level recorded in 2008 amid increase of leasing companies and as the country's Prime Minister encourages practices to revive capital spending. The MCSI Asia Pacific Index was traded at 142.99 at 1:44 p.m. Tokyo time.


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