Asian stocks rise as Yen weakenes

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Source: Bloomberg
Asian stocks advanced, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average poised for the highest close in 4 years, as the Yen declined, brightening the outlook for exporters. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 1.4% to 133.36 at 2:51 p.m. Tokyo time. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 0.8%, while China's Shanghai Composite slid 0.2%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index added 0.8% even as data showed retail sales unexpectedly declined in December. 
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Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:37:03 GMT

Baht declines amid intervention concerns

Thailand's Baht halted a 3-day rally amid concern the nation's central bank will intervene to combat appreciation that undermines exports. The Baht weakened 0.1% to 29.76 per U.S. Dollar at 9:02 a.m. Bangkok time. The currency fetched 29.66 on January 21 and January 31, the highest level since August 2011. One-month implied volatility inched down 17 basis points or 0.17

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