Asian Stocks Open Higher; Oil Extends Gain: Markets Wrap
A woman wearing a protective mask cycles past an electronic stock board displaying the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, center, outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan. (Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg)

Asian Stocks Open Higher; Oil Extends Gain: Markets Wrap

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(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks opened modestly firmer Tuesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street. Crude oil extended gains and the dollar was near a one-week high.