Asia stocks rise, oil rebounds but China virus toll mounts
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks steadied on Wednesday as Chinese shares moved higher on hopes of additional stimulus to cushion the economic blow from a coronavirus outbreak, but risks remain as the illness continued to spread and the death toll neared 500.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.6%.Shares in China rose 1.66% while stocks in Hong Kong climbed 0.52%.Oil prices bounced by around 1% on hopes for more output cuts from OPEC and its allies but sentiment..