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Asian shares rise on positive euro zone data
* MSCI Asia ex-Japan rise 0.3 pct, Nikkei opens 1.7 pct higher. * Yen hits fresh lows on prospect of BOJ's next governor. Asian shares recovered on Wednesday as solid euro zone data calmed nerves jarred by potential political turmoil derailing the region's efforts to resolve its debt crisis, while the prospect of a dovish new governor for the Bank of Japan weakened the yen. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan inched up 0.3 percent after falling 0.8 percent the day before. As prices approached their highs, trade became choppy as investors sought to book profits, but analysts and traders say ... (full story)