Asia stocks climb amid fiscal-cliff optimism By: MarketWatch December 17, 2012 at 20:47 PM EST Asian stocks climb after signs of progress on U.S. budget talks, with Japanese shares extending their multi-month highs. Read More >> Related Stocks: Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd [Japan] Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group ADR Nomura Holdings Inc ADR Olympus Corp Sharp Corp Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings