India, Jan. 21 -- Asian stocks rose broadly on Thursday after Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th U.S. President, helping lift hopes for more fiscal stimulus to fight the coronavirus-led economic slump and spur growth in the world's largest economy.

Chinese stocks rose amid news that China Mobile, China Unicom Hong Kong and China Telecom Corp. have filed a request with the New York Stock Exchange seeking to review their delistings.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 38.17 points, or 1.1 percent, to 3,621.26, although Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index edged down 34.71 points, or 0.1 percent, to 29,927.76.

Japanese shares advanced as the Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged, raised growth projections and noted that risks ...