Asian stocks climb on Greece austerity approval

Asian markets advanced on Monday after Greek parliament voted in favour of nation's austerity plan. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average added 0.58%, South Korea's Kospi gained 0.6% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index surged 0.9%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index soared 0.5% but Shanghai Composite Index was the only of the leading Asian indexes that traded flat.