Asian shares add as Japanese exporters gain on lower Yen

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Asian shares advanced, with the regional benchmark index set for its first increase in five days, after Japan's overseas sellers gained as the Yen declined, offsetting a bigger-than-expected fall in Japanese factory production. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index jumped 0.5% to 133.83. Japanese Topix index rallied 1.6% and the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 1.3%.
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