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EMERGING MARKETS-Asian stocks, FX climb; Malaysia c.bank meeting awaited

* BNM expected to hike cash rate by 25 basis points * Rupee eyes best session since Aug 30 * Singapore stocks mark best day since July 22 By Tejaswi Marthi Sept 8 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies rose on Thursday in cautious trade as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while the Malaysian ringgit steadied ahead of an expected rate hike by the country's central bank. The Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah inched nearly 0.1% higher.