Asia rises on Wall Street's record, China data prompts stimulus bets

By Nichola Saminather and Shinichi Saoshiro SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks inched up on Friday, after a surge in oil prices helped propel Wall Street to record highs , while mainland shares held on to gains on hopes that weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data would spur policy easing. The positive sentiment is, however, unlikely to spread to Europe, with spreadbetter CMC Markets expecting Britain's FTSE 100 and Germany's DAX to open down 0.1 percent, and France's CAC 40 to start th