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Asian stocks rise; positive metals growth in manufacturing sector
Prices of industrial metals continued their upward trend on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing sector expected to rebound, while Asian stocks were slightly cautious ahead of this week's U.S. inflation data and an important meeting of the European Central Bank. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) broadest index of Asia-Pacific equities outside Japan rose 0.2%. Japan's Nikkei index rose 0.6%.