Asian stocks advanced on Friday with Japan leading gains, as a rally in U.S. tech shares lifted sentiment, while investors weighed Tokyo’s cooling inflation, which clouded the outlook for further Bank of Japan rate hikes. Hang Seng index rose 93 points and Nikkei 225 index surged 630 points.
See MoreAsian stock markets were mixed on Wednesday, tracking an overnight jump on Wall Street as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran helped lift investor sentiment. Hang Seng index rose 183 points while Nikkei 225 index fell 40 points.
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