Asia stocks jump as Europe fears ease By: MarketWatch April 17, 2012 at 21:19 PM EDT Asian shares surge, with commodity producers and banks trading sharply higher as concerns over Europe’s finances ease a bit. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR Citigroup Coca-Cola Company Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Goldman Sachs Group Jfe Holdings Inc Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group ADR Nippon Steel Corp Nomura Holdings Inc ADR Rio Tinto Plc ADR