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Asian stocks gain as latest data help ease worries over China epidemic

Lenders pace gains among Chinese equities

HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- Asian shares outside of Japan edged higher on Friday amid easing concerns over the surge in new cases of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

The Nikkei Asia300 index of companies outside Japan rose 0.1% to 1,381.

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