Asia shares mostly up

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Most of Asian stocks experienced a slight increase as investors expressed positive expectations for progress in tackling European sovereign debt crisis. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and Japan's Nikkei Stock Average both added 0.5%, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index advanced 1.1%. South Korea's Kospi closed flat and Shanghai Composite index declined 0.9%. 

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