Asian stocks rose, with the region’s benchmark index poised to erase yesterday’s decline, after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said easing inflation allows more room to adjust monetary policy in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s state television reported Wen as saying there’s “growing room for monetary policy operation.” He said downward pressure on the economy remained “relatively large,” according to state radio.
Nikkei 225 9,092.76 +167.72 +1.88%