Asian Stocks Gain on Earnings, Yen Slide; Commodities Advance

on Jan. 19. SJM Holdings rallied 6.6 percent in Hong Kong. Esso Malaysia Bhd., a unit of Exxon Mobil Corp. jumped 4.8 percent to a 13-year high after saying first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier. Casio Computer Co. sank 5 percent...