Asia stocks gain on ‘cliff’ hope, as Japan surges By: MarketWatch December 20, 2012 at 20:13 PM EST Asia stocks climb, buoyed by optimism over progress in U.S. budget talks, with Japanese stocks outperforming. Read More >> Related Stocks: Dai-Ichi Life Holdings Inc HYHZF Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group ADR Nomura Holdings Inc ADR Qantas Airways Ltd Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ADR Sumitomo Realty & Development Ltd Suzuki Motor Corp ADR Woodside Energy Group Ltd