Asian shares rise

Japan's Nikkei gained nearly 1% with Sony leading the surge a day after it
gave a surprisingly upbeat profit forecast.

Asian shares firmed Thursday with some benchmarks hitting multi-month highs
on optimism about U.S. interest rates and local earnings.

Japan's Nikkei gained nearly 1% with Sony leading the surge a day after it
gave a surprisingly upbeat profit forecast.

Exporters such as Honda remained supported by the dollar's gains against
the yen.

Seoul's KOSPI gained 2.3% with tech giants Samsung and LG Electronics
hitting record highs.

In Taiwan stocks rose to a 6-month peak ahead of the inauguration of its
President-elect.

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