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| Japan stocks rise on $186bn stimulus bets | Japan stocks rise on $186bn stimulus bets |
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| Japanese stocks are rising on bets the government will unveil a stimulus package that could be double the size initially expected. | Japanese stocks are rising on bets the government will unveil a stimulus package that could be double the size initially expected. |
| Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is looking to compile a package of at least 20 trillion yen ($186bn; £141bn) according to the Kyodo News agency. | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is looking to compile a package of at least 20 trillion yen ($186bn; £141bn) according to the Kyodo News agency. |
| The world's third-largest economy is still trying to emerge from deflation. | The world's third-largest economy is still trying to emerge from deflation. |
| Both the benchmark Nikkei 225 and broader Topix indexes rose 1% at the open. | Both the benchmark Nikkei 225 and broader Topix indexes rose 1% at the open. |
| In the currency market, the Japanese yen fell to a six-week low against the US dollar. | In the currency market, the Japanese yen fell to a six-week low against the US dollar. |
| Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% while New Zealand stocks also gained 0.6%. | |
| South Korea's Kospi is trading flat. | |
| Hong Kong's Hang Seng is 0.6% and the Shanghai Composite is up 0.2%. | |
| Malaysia's share market is the only one trading lower after US authorities said the country's state investment fund 1MDB misappropriated billions of dollars. |