Emerging Stocks Rise Most in Two Weeks on Stimulus Bets

Emerging-market stocks advanced, with the benchmark index posting the biggest gain in almost two weeks, as economic data from China to Poland fueled speculation central banks will take more steps to boost growth.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 0.6 percent to 952.83 at 4:34 p.m. in New York, advancing the most since Aug. 21. Zijin Mining Group Co., China’s largest gold producer by market value, and OAO Severstal, Russia’s second-biggest steel company, increased for the first time in seven days as stimulus speculation lifted metals. Brazil’s Bovespa Index rose 0.4 percent, snapping three days of losses.