ASIAN STOCKS CLIMBED, TRACKING WALL STREET HIGHER AFTER A RALLY IN TECHNOLOGY SHARES AND A SLUMP IN OIL PRICES DROVE U.S. BENCHMARKS TO THEIR BEST DAY IN SEVEN MONTHS, WITH SOUTH KOREA’S KOSPI JUMPING MORE THAN 5% AND JAPAN’S NIKKEI 225 RISING NEARLY 3% IN EARLY TRADING, WHILE A BROADER GAUGE OF ASIAN SHARES ADVANCED 1.5%