Asia stocks moved higher Tuesday, although the extent of the gains varied across the region, with Japanese stocks the outperformers after another bout of yen weakness. Investors in the Japanese stock market returned from a three-day weekend to catch up with fresh multiyear lows for the yen, pushing the Nikkei Stock Average JP:100000018 +1.03% up 1.1%. Moves were less notable in other regional markets, with South Korea’s Kospi KR:SEU -0.43% inching up 0.1% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index AU:XJO +0.17% rising 0.2%. U.S. stocks ended Monday’s session on a muted note ahead of earnings due this week from some of the ... (full story)