Asian stocks mostly higher on Thursday

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Source: Marketwatch
Asian share markets closed mostly up on Thursday as World Bank lowered China's economic growth forecast from 8.4% to 8.2%, boosting speculations for higher probability of additional monetary stimulus. Shanghai Composite index gained 1.8%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 0.9% and Japanese Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.7%. Australian S&P/ASX 200 index surged 0.8% while South Korean Kospi index breached the overall upward trend and fell 0.4% as investors came back from holiday. 
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