11.   An overnight rally on Wall Street lifted the Tokyo stock market early in the session, followed by buying by domestic institutional investors, traders added.

12.   An overnight rally in U.S. stock and bond markets also encouraged a buying spree that took many market participants by surprise.

13.   An overnight rally on Wall Street also encouraged investors in Tokyo.

14.   An overnight rally on Wall Street helped push the dollar higher against the yen in early trading Wednesday, while stock prices rose.

15.   An overnight rally on Wall Street also boosted the Hong Kong market.

16.   An overnight rally on Wall Street also encouraged investors in Tokyo, traders said.

17.   An overnight rally on Wall Street as well as stronger prices for Nikkei index futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were helping shore up sentiment in Tokyo.

18.   An overnight rally on Wall Street failed to boost market sentiment in Hong Kong, they said.

19.   An overnight rally on Wall Street nudged Tokyo stock prices slightly higher early Friday as investors shrugged off dismal Japanese unemployment data.

20.   Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday following overnight rallies on Wall Street, although Hong Kong bucked the trend and closed lower.