Smiles seen on Asian stock markets as equities rebound

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia generally took a lead from Wall Street on Thursday, sending the key indices into positive territory.

The exception was the mainland China and Hong Kong bourse, which languished due to poor economic data and pressure on the Chinese yuan.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 advanced a whopping 634.98 points or 2.31 percent to 28,075.28.

The Australian All Ordinaries garnered