Asian stocks rose Thursday after Wall Street rebounded from a sharp sell-off and as a holiday in China gave investors a break from its torrid markets.KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 1.4 percent to 18,350.85 and South Korea's Kospi gained 0.1 percent to 1,916.93. Stock markets in Southeast Asia also rose while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 1.1 percent to 5,046.50.