The major Asia-Pacific stock indexes closed collectively higher, with the Nikkei 225 Index closing up 1.19% at 39,161.34 points. Most automobile stocks rose, with Mitsubishi Motors up over 5%, Honda Motor up nearly 4%, and Hino Motors up over 3%. The Korea Composite Index closed up 1.57% at 2,442.01 points. In terms of heavyweight stocks, Korea Zinc rose 11.2%, Samsung Life increased 4.37%, Meritz Financial rose 3.46%, Samsung SDI increased 3.23%, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance rose 3.05%. The Australia S&P 200 Index closed up 1.67%, at 8,201.6 points. The New Zealand NZX 50 Index closed up 0.65%, at 12,988.03 points.