HONG KONG: Most Asian markets rose yesterday, with Japanese stocks climbing to their highest in nearly 10 months and markets in India, Singapore and Australia all rose to records. Malaysian shares finished at a new 10-year high. Stocks rose in Tokyo amid optimism about growth prospects for the US economy, a key export market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 27.61 points, or 0.16 per cent, to wrap up the week at 17,547.11 points -- the highest close since April 7, 2006.
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