Article Photos: Asian stocks rise on momentum from US budget deal



Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The âfiscal cliffâ compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The “fiscal cliff” compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)