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Asian stocks mostly higher on US, China growth

By Joe McDonald
Published July 2, 2014 3:37am ET
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Asian stocks mostly higher on US, China growth
Passers-by use cellphones in front of electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday as investors shrugged off signs that Chinese manufacturing is regaining momentum. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) | Koji Sasahara

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday on improved U.S. and Chinese economic activity.

The regional heavyweight, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225, gained 0.5 percent to 15,406.03 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1 percent to 23,409.33 and Taipei, Seoul and Sydney also gained. China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.2 percent at 2,046.25.

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