Asian stocks rise on U.S. jobs report

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Source: Bloomberg
Asian stocks rose as data on U.S. employment and service sector overshot expectations, calming concerns the world's biggest economy is slowing. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.6% to 122.25. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 1.3% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index climbed 0.4%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.2% and South Korea's Kospi Index added 0.1%. 
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