Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:42:55 GMT
Asian stocks mostly higher on Thursday
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