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BANGKOK — Asian stocks rose sharply today after Japan’s economy grew for the first time in four quarters and Europe moved closer to resolving a debt crisis. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo rose 1.2 percent to 8,617.03. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged 2.2 percent to 19,552.55, and South Korea’s Kospi added 2 percent to 1,901.05.
