Asia stocks fall, Japan rises

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Source: Bloomberg
Asia stocks declined, with the regional benchmark index poised to halt the longest rally since 2004, as suppliers to Apple fell. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost 0.2% to 127.13 after climbing as much as 0.3%. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.9% reaching the highest level since April. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2% and New Zealand's NZX 50 Index slid 0.3%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.5%.
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