Asia-Pacific stocks rise; Bank of Japan summary of opinions, U.S. midterm elections ahead

Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan

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Stocks in the Asia-Pacific traded higher early Tuesday morning as investors digest the Bank of Japan's summary of opinions and look ahead to the U.S. midterm elections.

The Nikkei 225 in Japan rose 0.9% and the Topix was also 0.75% higher. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.34% in Australia. In South Korea, the Kospi gained . . .