Asia posts small gains ahead of U.S. data By: MarketWatch December 01, 2011 at 20:01 PM EST Asian shares advance in early trading, although the gains are moderate ahead of a key U.S. jobs report due out later in the global day. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple Eneos Holdings Inc Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd Ntt Docomo Inc Ord Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd Softbank Corp Ord Westpac Banking Corp Ltd Woodside Energy Group Ltd