Asian Equities Rise as Weaker-Than-Expected U.S. Jobs Data Spurs Risk Appetite -- Update

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 2.2%, Taiwan's Taiex gained 2.4% and Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index edged 0.1% higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index shed 0.1%. Equity…

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