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• Japanese stocks rose on Thursday, with the main board's market capitalization hitting nearly two-year highs as investors stayed upbeat after global stocks rallied.
The Nikkei ended 0.6 percent higher at 20,144.59 points, while the broader Topix rose 0.7 percent to1,633.01, its highest closing level since August 2015.
Market capitalization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section hit 601 trillion yen ($5.36 trillion), its highest since August 2015.
• China's major stock indexes rose for a third straight day on Thursday, led by the blue-chip index reaching a fresh 18-month high, with sentiment lifted by expectations of robust first-half corporate earnings.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.5 percent, to 3,747.88 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index added0.4 percent to 3,244.86 points.
• Hong Kong stocks finished higher for a ninth straight session on Thursday, its longest winning streak since April 2015, as technology stocks powered through.
The benchmark Hang Seng index ended up 0.3 percent, or 68.05 points at 26,740.21, its highest level since June, 2015. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, that tracks the performance of China companies listed in Hong Kong, was 0.1 percent, or 13.69 points, lower at 10,846.83.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
