TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mostly higher Thursday, after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 0.2% in early trading to 38,888.04. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 surged 1.1% to 8,507.60. South Korea’s Kospi edged up 0.7% to 2,526.21. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.2% to 20,640.73, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.6% to 3,248.34. In Japan, Honda Motor Co. stock, which jumped the previous day after Japanese media reported its ongoing talks to set up a joint holding company with Japanese rival Nissan Motor Corp. will unravel, pared down...