* MSCI Asia ex-Japan inches up, Nikkei opens 1 pct higher. * Yen hovers near 8-1/2-month low vs dollar. * U.S. budget talk uncertainty weighs on markets. Asian shares extended gains for a seventh day on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve took new stimulus steps to bolster the economy,…
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Asian shares inch higher after Fed’s stimulus steps
