Asia gains for fourth week in five

MANILA: Up 1.48 percent. The composite index rose 34.94 points to 2,389.31.

MUMBAI: Up 2.3 percent. The 30-share SENSEX rose 329.24 points to 14,625.25, a near nine-month high. Sentiment was lifted after the government said the economy grew by a better-than-expected 6.7 percent in the past fiscal year, dealers said.