Asia rises after Wall Street hits record highs, China data awaited

By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose slightly in early Friday trade, taking a cue from Wall Street's records overnight, before switching focus to a run of economic indicators from China. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan nudged up 0.1 percent. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.8 percent on a slightly weaker yen.