A gauge of emerging-market technology stocks gained 1.1 percent to lead advances as Quanta Computer Inc. added 5.4 percent in Taiwan.

Rupee Falls To Record

The BSE India Sensitive Index gained 0.2 percent. India's rupee fell 1.1 percent to a record 55.0350 against the dollar. India's fiscal policy is "too loose" and that is widening the current-account deficit and spurring inflation, Richard Iley, Hong-Kong based chief economist for Asia at BNP Paribas SA, wrote in a research note released today.

The Turkish lira gained 0.4 percent against the dollar, strengthening for the first time in seven days and snapping its longest losing streak in six months after the central bank tightened monetary policy.

The ruble strengthened 0.4 percent against the dollar, snapping an 11-day decline, as oil, Russia's main export, rose. South Africa's rand appreciated 0.7 percent.

The extra yield investors demand to own emerging-market debt over U.S. Treasuries fell three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 404, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s EMBI Global Index.

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