Asian markets add on to Monday’s gains

Asian markets rose modestly in early trading Tuesday, adding on to Monday’s big gains as encouraging economic data from China tempered fears of a global economic slowdown.

Japan’s Nikkei












NIK, +0.31%










  rose 0.3% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng












HSI, -0.02%










  gained 0.2%. The Shanghai Composite












SHCOMP, +0.09%










  advanced 0.3% while the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite












399106, +0.19%










  rose 0.3%. South Korea’s Kospi












SEU, +0.19%










  was up 0.2%, while benchmark indexes in Taiwan












Y9999, +0.56%










 , Singapore












STI, +0.27%










  and Indonesia












JAKIDX, -0.19%










  all gained. Australia’s S&P/ASX












XJO, +0.35%










  200 rose 0.5%

Among individual stocks, robotics maker Fanuc












6954, +3.67%










  gained in Tokyo trading, as did Honda












7267, +1.24%










 , while SoftBank












9984, -1.38%










  and Sony












6758, -0.97%










  fell. In Hong Kong, casino operator Galaxy Entertainment












0027, +2.82%










  and tech giant Tencent












0700, +0.66%










  rose, while oil producer CNOOC












0883, -1.87%










  declined. Samsung












005930, +1.55%










  rose in Korea, and Apple Inc.












AAPL, +0.68%










  component maker Foxconn












2354, +1.41%










  advanced in Taiwan. Fortescue Metals












FMG, +3.10%










  and Beach Energy












BPT, +1.91%










  rose in Australia.

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