Asian shares to notch largest weekly gain in six weeks

Asian shares are slated to score their biggest weekly advance in six weeks, with Japanese stocks pulled lower by a firmer yen. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index ended at 133.71, down 0.2%, snipping this week's gain to 1.2%. On Thursday, the gauge recorded the biggest daily leap in a month despite optimism the Federal Reserve's tightening pace will be gradual. Japan's Topix index lost 0.4%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 0.1%. Hang Seng China Enterprises Index accrued 0.2%. South Korea's Kospi index gained 0.1%.

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