A man and a child look at a securities firm's electronic stock board in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.88 percent to 9,092.76 Thursday as Asian stock markets were mostly higher after comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao added to hopes for more action to spur the world's No. 2 economy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
