Asian stocks traded near a four-month high after a Chinese manufacturing index jumped more than forecast.

Nikkei 225 14,742.42 -23.76 -0.16%

Hang Seng 23,354.73 -147.78 -0.63%

S&P/ASX 200 5,252.46 -24.23 -0.46%

Shanghai Composite 2,221.04 +29.19 +1.33%

Delta Electronics Inc. a maker of power-supply packs for notebook computers, surged 6.3 percent, leading technology shares higher.

Woori Finance Holdings Co. gained 1.6 percent in Seoul amid speculation sales of its regional bank units will succeed.

Newcrest Mining Ltd., Australia’s largest gold producer, slumped 8.2 percent after the price of the precious metal fell for a second day.