Asian stocks rise after Wall Street gains

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Monday following Wall Street’s gains as investors looked ahead to economic data this week from China, Australia and Korea.
KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.9 percent to 16,985.20 and the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2 percent to 2,825.79. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.4 percent to 20,668.57 and benchmarks in New Zealand, the Philippines and Indonesia also advanced. Sydney’s S&P ASX 200 was unchanged at 5,402.80 and S