Nikon Corp. (7731), a maker of cameras and lenses that gets more than a quarter of its revenue from North America, jumped 10 percent in Tokyo after raising its full-year operating profit forecast. Panasonic Corp. (6752), a Japanese electronics company that receives almost half its sales outside the country, rose 6.7 percent. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s No. 1 mining company, gained 1.6 percent in Sydney after commodity prices increased.

“There’s a modestly constructive outlook for share markets,” said Andrew Pease, Sydney-based chief investment strategist for the Asia-Pacific region at Russell Investment Group, which manages about $150 billion. “In the second half of last year, talk was all about whether the U.S. will go back into a recession. Now I think talk will be about what will be the strength of the recovery in the U.S. That’s an important shift in the balance of risk.”

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index (MXAP) climbed 0.8 percent to 125.36 as of 9:35 a.m. in Tokyo, headed for its highest close since Sept. 1. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 1.2 percent, while the broader Topix Index advanced 1.3 percent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index increased 1.2 percent. South Korea’s Kospi Index climbed 0.8 percent.

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