(MENAFN– ecpulse)
Asian shares picked up with the regional benchmark rising from the sharpest decline since May, led by Japanese shares. The MSCI Asian Pacific Index inclined 0.8% to record 145.26 as of 10:30 AM in Tokyo.
As for regional gauges, Japan`s Topix index climbed 1.3%, following a 2.4% decline on August 8 when the nation`s pension fund decided to buy more domestic equities, while Australia`s S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.6%.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises index of mainland shares advanced 1.2%, while China`s Shanghai Composite index picked up 0.4% and Taiwan`s Taiex index rose 0.5%.
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