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Asian stocks fell, extending the regional benchmark index’s first weekly guess handbags on sale decline in four, and the yen strengthened on concern China will act to cool growth after inflation accelerated. Oil and copper trimmed earlier gains. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index sank 0.6 percent at 3:20 p.m. in Tokyo. Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slipped 0.1 percent and those on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index were little changed. The yen rose to 120.43 ed hardy bathing suits 2011 per euro from 120.97 yesterday. Europe’s shared currency weakened after Moody’s Investors Service cut Ireland’s credit rating. Oil climbed 0.3 percent, while copper was up 0.3 percent, paring gains of as much as 1.1 percent. Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and HSBC Holdings Plc said further policy tightening may be imminent after China’s consumer prices climbed 5.4 percent in March from a year earlier, the fastest pace since 2008. The world’s second-largest economy grew 9.7 percent in the first quarter, beating the 9.4 percent median estimate in a separate survey. India’s wholesale price index chanel sunglasses 2011 rose more than forecast, while the U.S. and European Union are also set to release inflation data.