CNBC | Asian indexes cautiously higher after Wall Street earnings; oil off lows, French election eyed CNBC Most Asian indexes were cautiously higher on Thursday, following key earnings on Wall Street and as oil prices came off two-week lows set earlier in the session. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.22 percent and the ASX 200 was up by 0.29. S&P 500 surrenders early rise as oil prices slide Oil falls more than 3%; energy drags down stocks |