Asian stocks climb as more economic, earnings data due

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.6 percent to 27,483.51 and the Shanghai Composite index in mainland China rose 0.2 percent to 3,278.15. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.9 percent to 5,780.40. Taiwan’s benchmark rose while Southeast Asian indexes were mixed.
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