Asian stocks today, Nov. 10 -- Asian equity markets traded sharply higher on Tuesday, tracking a strong overnight rally on Wall Street, where technology shares staged a recovery and falling crude oil prices helped US benchmarks record their best session in seven months. South Korea led the regional advance, while Japanese equities also rebounded after suffering heavy losses in the previous week.

Meanwhile, Indian equity markets remained closed on Tuesday for Diwali-Balipratipada, leaving global cues in focus ahead of the next domestic trading session.

MSCI Inc.'s gauge of regional equities climbed 1.6%. South Korea's Kospi Index jumped more than 5% in early trading, while Japan's Nikkei 225 advanced nearly 4%. A broader gauge of Asian s...