TOKYO: Most Asian stock markets climbed in early trade on Thursday (Jun 25) on the back of strong earnings of United States chipmaker Micron. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was up 2.31 per cent at around 8.30am (7.30am, Singapore time), while Seoul's benchmark Kospi index soared 5.65 per cent. All eyes had been on the release of earnings from Micron, which reported on Wednesday quarterly revenue that had quadrupled year on year. The results of the chipmaker had been closely watched to gauge demand in the