The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points is likely to be a positive for Asian stocks as it gives the region’s central banks more room to loosen policy, analysts say.

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Indexes rose Thursday as investors digested Wednesday's jumbo rate cut from the Fed and a fall in weekly jobless claims.