Tokyo — Asian stocks gained on Tuesday as equity investors prepared for an expected US interest rate cut this week while the pound retreated to a 28-month low as heightened concerns about a no-deal Brexit gripped currency markets.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.35%. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.7%...

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