Asia-Pacific markets mostly climb as investors assess slew of economic data

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly climb as investors assess slew of economic data

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed Friday as investors assess a slew of economic data from the region.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.04% and the Topix climbed 0.89%. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.36% while the small-cap Kosdaq was down 0.34%.
Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up…

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