News Snapshot:
A reflection of passersby walking is seen on an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average in Tokyo By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Thursday, as traders figured a small upside surprise for U.S. inflation was unlikely to push up interest rates and turned their focus to a European Central Bank meeting later in the session. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4% in early trade. Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.8% to a one-week high. Overnight data showed higher fuel prices had lifted headline U.S. consumer prices by the most in 14 months in August,...
