HONG KONG: Asian stocks gained Friday, with Tokyo clawing back some ground after plunging in the previous session as tepid US data eased concerns that the Federal Reserve could begin tapering its aggressive stimulus programme.
Tokyo climbed 1.62 percent after the Japanese government released a barrage of economic data just before the market opened, including a stronger-than-expected on-month rise of 1.7 percent in April factory output.
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