Asian stocks rose after U.S. consumer confidence climbed to a six-year high, buoying investor optimism about the outlook for the world’s biggest economy.

Nikkei 225 14,477.16 +53.97 +0.37%

Hang Seng 21,887.75 +155.43 +0.72%

S&P/ASX 200 5,376.75 +40.13 +0.75%

Shanghai Composite 2,063.67 -3.64 -0.18%

Samsung Electronics Co., a consumer electronics maker that gets a fifth of its revenue in America, rose 3 percent in Seoul.

China Mengniu Dairy Co., the country’s largest dairy producer, soared 8.6 percent in Hong Kong after posting a 25 percent profit gain last year.

Kirin Holdings Co. advanced 2.6 percent on a report the Japanese beverage maker will raise its annual dividend to at least 40 yen and consider a share buyback.