Hong Kong's Hang Seng leads gains, Asia stocks rise after better-than-expected U.S. inflation report - CNBC

Consumer prices rose 8.5% in July year-on-year, a slightly better result than the 8.7% increase that economists polled by Dow Jones were expecting.

SINGAPORE Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Thursday after a better-than-expected inflation report in the U.S. sent stocks spiraling higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index advanced 2.4% to 20,082.43, wit… [+3061 chars]

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