Asian stocks rose, with the benchmark index heading for its biggest gain in four weeks, on speculation the next head of the Federal Reserve will maintain U.S. stimulus and as a falling yen boosted Japanese shares.

Nikkei 225 14,876.41 +309.25 +2.12%

S&P/ASX 200 5,355.43 +36.25 +0.68%

Shanghai Composite 2,100.51 +12.57 +0.60%

Sony Corp., a Japanese electronics maker that gets 68 percent of revenue abroad, added 2.3 percent.

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., a maker of medical products, jumped by a record 27 percent in Hong Kong after brokerages including UBS AG recommended the stock.

Tencent Holdings Ltd., Asia’s largest Internet company, gained 4.8 percent in Hong Kong after posting a 35 percent increase in revenue from online games