Thu, 04 Jul 2013 09:10:05 GMT
Asian stocks advance on U.S. jobs data
Asian shares excluding Japan rose after the better-than-expected U.S. labor market data, which showed that companies added more jobs than was predicted. The MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index increased 0.9% to 424.46, while Japan's Topix gauge decreased 0.3%. South Korea's Kopsi index advanced 0.3% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index gained 0.9%.