Stocks in the region hit fresh 11-month peaks on Monday as positive factory data coming out of China and higher commodity prices combined to boost optimism over an acceleration in economic activity.
The FTSE Asia-Pacific index gained 1.3 per cent to 215.62 for a 14th advance in the past 15 sessions, its highest level since September 25 last year and near to recovering all losses since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
