Asian markets rise

A rally on Wall Street and renewed hopes for the future of the global economy pushed Asian markets higher on Tuesday, with many touching highs not seen for several months.
Tokyo jumped 2.78 percent, Hong Kong and Seoul added three percent, Sydney gained 2.19 percent and Singapore rose 3.83 percent.
The buying sentiment came after the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.85 percent in New York on Monday.
Some markets, including Hong Kong and Seoul, have risen to highs not seen since the onset of the credit crisis towards the end of last year, when indexes began to plummet.
TOKYO: Up 2.78 percent. The Nikkei-225 rose 251.60 points to end at 9,290.29.
HONG KONG: Up 3.06 percent. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended up 521.12 points at 17,544.03.
SHANGHAI: Up 0.90 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers A and B shares, added 23.90 points to close at a nine-month high of 2,676.68.
TAIPEI: Up 1.18 percent. The weighted index climbed 77.78 points to 6,655.59.
SEOUL: Up 3.0 percent. The KOSPI ended up 41.53 points at 1,428.21.
SINGAPORE: Up 3.83 percent. The blue-chip Straits Times Index added 83.38 points to end at 2,260.36.
KUALA LUMPUR: Up 1.13 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index climbed 11.48 points to 1,023.49.
BANGKOK: Up 3.01 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand gained 16.25 points to close at 556.47.
JAKARTA: Up 4.57 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index gained 82.45 points to 1,886.01.
MANILA: Up 1.33 percent. The composite index added 30.21 points to close at 2,309.58.
MUMBAI: Up 0.12 percent. The 30-share Sensex closed 17.82 points higher at 14,302.03.