NEW YORK/TOKYO: Asian stocks rose yesterday after hopes that Citigroup Inc will deliver a first-quarter profit sparked an improvement in investor confidence.
Citigroup said it was profitable in the first two months of 2009 and Toshiba Corp was reported to be set for an operating profit of US$1bil next year, two rare shards of corporate news to lift markets.
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