Most Asian Stocks Gain on Stimulus Bets Before FOMC Meet

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Most Asian stocks gained as reports from the U.S., China and Japan showing slower growth in the world’s biggest economies stoked speculation central banks will add to stimulus measures.

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s third-biggest mining company, rose 4.4 percent in Sydney as copper gained for a second day. Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., China’s No. 2 maker of construction equipment, jumped 6.1 percent in Hong Kong after Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Asian governments to speed up infrastructure development. Tokyo Electron Ltd., a maker of chip production equipment, fell 3.3 percent in Tokyo after customer Intel Corp. cut its sales forecast.