Asian stocks outside Japan rose after better-than-estimated U.S. jobs data added to signs that the world’s largest economy is recovering, boosting the earnings prospects for exporters.

Nikkei 225 14,018.93 -36.63 -0.26%

Hang Seng 20,450.16 +302.85 +1.50%

S&P/ASX 200 4,794.7 +50.57 +1.07%

Shanghai Composite 2,006.1 +11.83 +0.59%

CSL Ltd., a maker of blood-derived therapies that gets about 38 percent of sales in the U.S., gained 3.5 percent in Sydney.

Cnooc Ltd., China’s largest offshore energy explorer, added 2.4 percent in Hong Kong as crude oil traded near a 14-month high.

Dentsu Inc., a Japanese advertising company that bought Aegis Group Plc, sank 9.2 percent after saying it will raise as much as 120.1 billion yen ($1.2 billion) selling shares to help pay for the deal.