Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:57:09 GMT
Asian shares add as Japanese exporters gain on lower Yen
Asian shares advanced, with the
regional benchmark index set for its first increase in five days,
after Japan's overseas sellers gained as the Yen declined, offsetting
a bigger-than-expected fall in Japanese factory production. The MSCI
Asia Pacific Index jumped 0.5% to 133.83. Japanese Topix index
rallied 1.6% and the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 1.3%.