Asian stocks crept up on Thursday following another steady performance by Wall Street shares which hovered near record highs, while the euro clung to modest gains after rebounding from 13-month lows. The Australian dollar rose to a three-week high versus the U.S. dollar after second quarter business investment data beat forecasts. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2 percent. Tokyo's Nikkei shed 0.5 percent, weighed by overnight gains in the yen. The S&P 500 crept up to another record closing high overnight, with U.S. stocks supported by brighter prospects for the economy. The euro ... (full story)