Tokyo, Shanghai pace Asian gains; Nikkei up 1.5% By: MarketWatch September 02, 2010 at 06:02 AM EDT Asian stock markets ended higher Thursday, though regional gains were tempered by caution ahead of Friday's non-farm payrolls data. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR Canon Inc ADR Commonwealth Bk of A Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd Dow Jones Industrial Average (EOD) Geely Auto Hlds ADR Honda Motor Company ADR Inpex Corp Natl Australia Bank ADR Nissan Motors ADR PetroChina Ping An Ins ADR Rio Tinto Plc ADR Sony Corp Toyota Motor Corp Ltd Ord ADR Woodside Energy Group Ltd