Asian Stocks Rose as Brexit Anxiety Recedes, Pound Surges

Asian stocks climbed as mounting expectations of the United Kingdom voting to stay in the European Union eased risk worries and the pound strengthened against other currencies.

There was a gain of 0.4% in MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan while Japan's Nikkei was up 1.5%, reinforced by the weakening of the lately bullish yen. Australian stocks increased 0.3% and South Korea's Kospi gained 1%.

Meanwhile, the pound surged 1.4% to $1.4573, continuing its recovery from last week's two-month low of $1.4013. It leaped 1.9% to 152.50 yen GBPJPY=R, moving away from a three-year trough of 145.34 on Thursday.

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