Sunday, May 27, 2007

Asian Stocks Advance on Metals Prices, Weaker Yen; BHP Billiton, Sony Rise

(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for the first time
in three days after metals prices gained and the yen weakened
against the dollar and euro.

Materials producers including BHP Billiton Ltd., the
world's biggest mining company, posted the biggest gains among
the Morgan Stanley Capital International Asia-Pacific Index's 10
industry groups. Sony Corp. advanced on speculation a weaker yen
will boost the value of overseas sales at Japanese exporters.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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