Asia stocks rally ahead of US CPI, Nikkei breaches 35,000


SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Thursday ahead of U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve's thinking on rate cuts, while the crypto world got a boost after exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin were approved in the United States.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.8% higher, on course to snap its seven-day losing streak.

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