Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:08:04 GMT
Asian stocks gains on US factory data weak rate hike outlook
Asian stocks climbed after the US equities rebound, while poor economic data weakened speculation the Fed will raise interest rates as soon as estimated. Tokyo Gas Co. rose 2.3%, along with Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd that added 1.8%. Moreover, the MSCI Asian Pacific Index climbed 0.7% to 144.87 at 4:08 p.m. in Hong Kong.