At 8: 14 am (IST), Asian markets were trading higher. China's Shanghai Composite gained 0.58% or 18.29 points at 3,193.87.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.12% or 248.26 points at 22,455.81.
Japan's Nikkei added 1.64% or 161.11 points at 9,970.10.
Indian Markets closed
Singapore's Straits Times advanced 0.76% or 20.38 points at 2,713.76.
South Korea's Seoul Composite gained 0.92% or 14.51 points at 1,591.3.
Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted was up 0.84% or 63.01 points at 7,599.71.
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