Asian stocks posted smart gains Friday as investor sentiment improved in the US, the regions largest export market. Auto and electronics majors led advances.
Shares of Toyota Motor rose 0.9% and Sony rose 1%. Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, climbed 3%.
Samsung Electronics rose 1.5% and LG Electronics advanced 2.2%.
Konica Minolta, the world's second-biggest maker of film used to make liquid-crystal displays, climbed 3.9% after the company said yesterday first-quarter net income rose 53% to $135 million.
Shares of Sumitomo Realty & Development Company jumped nearly 6% after Japan's third-largest property firm posted a 50% rise in group quarterly operating profit and revised up its first half forecast.
BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, gained 1.7%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 6,040.30 and New Zealand's NZX 50 Index was little changed at 4,137.81.
In Japan, the Nikkei ended the morning session up 24.56 points at 17,008.67. The broader TOPIX Index added 0.21% to 1,672.87.
South Korea's KOSPI advanced 1.6% to 1,882.88.
Shares of Toyota Motor rose 0.9% and Sony rose 1%. Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, climbed 3%.
Samsung Electronics rose 1.5% and LG Electronics advanced 2.2%.
Konica Minolta, the world's second-biggest maker of film used to make liquid-crystal displays, climbed 3.9% after the company said yesterday first-quarter net income rose 53% to $135 million.
Shares of Sumitomo Realty & Development Company jumped nearly 6% after Japan's third-largest property firm posted a 50% rise in group quarterly operating profit and revised up its first half forecast.
BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, gained 1.7%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 6,040.30 and New Zealand's NZX 50 Index was little changed at 4,137.81.
In Japan, the Nikkei ended the morning session up 24.56 points at 17,008.67. The broader TOPIX Index added 0.21% to 1,672.87.
South Korea's KOSPI advanced 1.6% to 1,882.88.
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