Asian Market Update : Epic Research Malaysia

Asian stocks rose on Thursday, with the regional benchmark index heading for biggest monthly gain since May 2009, amid optimism the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to lift interest rates. Material and consumer-discretionary shares led the advance.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.5 per cent to 129.48 as of 9:04 am in Tokyo. The gauge is up 8.6 per cent for the month and down 1.9 per cent this quarter. Japan's Topix index added 0.5 per cent to pare its loss this year to 12 per cent. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index added 1.5 per cent.

New Zealand's NZX 50 Index gained 0.3 per cent.

South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.2 per cent.

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