The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Index rose to 72 in the fourth quarter from 66 in the third quarter. Of the 116 companies that responded to the poll, 51 percent gave a positive outlook, while 42 percent reported a neutral outlook and 7 percent were negative.

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(Editing by Christopher Cushing)