Asia stocks rise early as tech firms gain By: MarketWatch July 02, 2012 at 20:58 PM EDT Asia stocks rise early, with technology firms advancing across the region ahead of an interest rate decision in Australia. Read More >> Related Stocks: Beach Energy Ltd Canon Inc ADR Kddi Corp ADR Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group ADR Nikon Corp ADR Nomura Holdings Inc ADR Renesas Electronics Corp Standard & Poors 500 Trend Micro ADR Westpac Banking Corp ADR Woodside Energy Group Ltd