Asian stocks rise as re-open of U.S economy offsets China GDP slump

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks gained on Friday as President Donald Trump's plans to gradually re-open the U.S. economy outweighed concerns over data that showed China suffered its worst economic contraction on record due to the coronavirus outbreak.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 2.2% after reaching a five-week high. Shares in China rose 1.04% as the weak GDP data reinforced expectations that more stimulus is coming, while shares in Australia were up..