Asian stocks rose Wednesday ahead of U.S. economic data and as cheery earnings from major Japanese companies such as Honda Motor Co. countered a lower close on Wall Street.KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 recouped losses at the open to rise 0.3 percent to 15,662.84 in morning trading. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 0.8 percent to 24,825.00. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.9 percent to 2,079.40. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.7 percent to 5,627.30.HAPPY HONDA: Honda shares added 3 percent after a strong quarterly earnings report Tuesday, released after Tokyo stock trading closed, which prompted the Japanese automaker to …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
