Asian stock markets rallied on Thursday on the back of strong U.S. data, with China's benchmark index leading the gains.
Asian equities were mostly higher on Wednesday, with indices in Japan and Shanghai ending at fresh multi-year highs.
Asian equities rose on Tuesday, with Shanghai and Japanese stocks closing at multi-year highs on hopes of Chinese stimulus and as investors dismissed Japan's rating downgrade.
Asian equity markets were mostly lower on the final trading day of the week amid concerns of a worsening situation in Ukraine.
Asian stocks rose for a second session on Tuesday on hopes that growth in the world's second-largest economy has finally stabilized.