Asia stocks makes modest gains as trade optimism extends Wall Street's bull run

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, buoyed by a firmer finish on Wall Street, which hit record highs on expectations the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations will lead to a further easing of global trade tensions.Australian stocks rose 0.2 percent, and Japan's Nikkei touched a three-month high and was last trading up 0.15 percent.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan , however, was little changed.Weighing on broader gains in..