Asian Stocks Gain, Yen Weakens on BOJ Outlook; Metals, Oil Rise

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 Tepco, as the Japanese utility is known, slid 0.8...