Asian Stocks Advance as Metals, Oil Rebound; Yen, Franc Weaken

9 times reached on Jan. 19. Japan���s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 0.3 percent, paced by Toshiba Corp., which yesterday agreed to buy Swiss electronic-metering company Landis+Gyr AG. Tepco���s Loss Tokyo Electric Power Co., the Japanese utility known as...