Asian stocks higher as investors watch corporate earnings

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index in Hong Kong Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher as investors waited Tuesday for US corporate results to see how companies are coping with supply disruptions and the past quarter's surge in coronavirus infections. - AP

BEIJING, Oct 19 (AP): Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher as investors waited for US corporate results Tuesday to see how companies are coping with supply disruptions and the past quarter's surge in coronavirus infections.

Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced.