Asian stocks are poised to rise after US shares posted their first gain of December, with traders awaiting key inflation figures in China and the US. Equity futures for Australia, Japan and Hong Kong rose following a rebound in the S&P 500. Friday's producer price index for November – which fell more than expected the previous month – is one of the final pieces of data Federal Reserve policymakers will see before their December policy meeting, while consensus is for China's inflation indexes to have headed down last month.
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