Asian Stocks are mostly higher today, following the run on Wall St overnight. The Nikkei is up currently 1.2%, with exporters leading the way, following the US data overnight. JAL is also higher after it turned to the government for a bailout. However, because of end of week and end of month, investors will be reluctant to take on new positions, instead will be taking profits at the highs.

In Sydney, the ASX200 is up 1.3%, falling slightly from its morning highs of over 2%, and in Seoul the Kospi is up 0.4%.