Asian markets rally after Wall Street snaps losing streak

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Asian stocks rallied Tuesday, following strong gains on Wall Street that snapped five straight days of losses. Investors may have also been buoyed by increased optimism over a Brexit vote in the British Parliament later in the day after Prime Minister Theresa May won last-minute concessions (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/may-meets-with-eu-leaders-for-last-minute-talks-before-key-brexit-vote-2019-03-11)from the EU on the so-called Irish backstop.

Japanâ??s Nikkei














NIK, +1.96% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/nik?countrycode=jp)












آ* gained 1.9% and Hong Kongâ??s Hang Seng index














HSI, +1.38% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/hsi?countrycode=hk)












آ* rose 1.4%. On the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite














SHCOMP, +1.61% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/shcomp?countrycode=cn)












آ* advanced 1.5% while the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite














399106, +1.94% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/399106?countrycode=cn)












آ* rose 1.7%. South Koreaâ??s Kospi














SEU, +0.86% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/seu?countrycode=kr)












آ* nudged up 0.9% and Australiaâ??s S&P/ASX 200














XJO, +0.42% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/xjo?countrycode=au)












آ* inched up 0.3%. Indexes rose in Taiwan














Y9999, +1.17% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/y9999?countrycode=xx)












آ* and Singapore














STI, +0.96% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/sti?countrycode=sg)












آ*, but Indonesia














JAKIDX, -0.26% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/jakidx?countrycode=id)












آ* was slightly in the red.

Among individual stocks, Hitachi














6501, +4.50% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/6501?countrycode=jp)












آ* surged in Tokyo trading, as did Nintendo














7974, +3.83% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/7974?countrycode=jp)












آ* , Sony














6758, +2.47% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/6758?countrycode=jp)












آ* and Fast Retailing














9983, +2.48% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/9983?countrycode=jp)












آ*. Telecom China Mobile














0941, +1.33% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/0941?countrycode=hk)












آ* and insurer AIA














1299, +1.82% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/1299?countrycode=hk)












آ* gained in Hong Kong, while Samsung














005930, +1.83% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/005930?countrycode=kr)












آ* rose in Korea. Energy stocks such as Santos














STO, +2.87% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/sto?countrycode=au)












آ* and Beach Energy














BPT, +3.50% (http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/bpt?countrycode=au)












آ* advanced again in Australia.

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