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Asian Stocks Finish With Gains

Stock quotes in this article: SNE , TM , HMC , MFG  

Updated from 12:38 a.m. EST

Asian stocks closed higher Friday as Wall Street surged and traders hoped progress on a solution to the global financial crisis could be worked out as the G20 nations meet in Washington this weekend.

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average finished up 2.7% to 8462.39. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong rose 2.4%, while the S&P/ASX 200 index in Australia closed higher by 1.4%.

China's Shanghai composite index rose 3.1%. The index has risen 13.7% for the week, the third biggest weekly gain in 12 years. ...

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