Asia stocks gain after U.S., China data By: MarketWatch December 09, 2012 at 20:06 PM EST Stocks gain in Asia, as investors pick up on some signs of improvement in the world’s number one and two economies. Read More >> Related Stocks: Advantest Corp Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd Hyundai Motor Reg S KIMTF Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd Sharp Corp Tokyo Electron Ltd ADR