Asia markets notch gains in early trading By: MarketWatch July 12, 2011 at 21:14 PM EDT Asia markets rise modestly ahead of key Chinese economic data, with investors shrugging off Europe’s worsening debt crisis as financial stocks mostly gain. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR Bluescope Steel Ltd Daiwa Securities ADR Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp Mitsubishi Corp Spon Mitsui & Company ADR Newcrest Mining Ltd Nomura Holdings Inc ADR Westpac Banking Corp ADR