Asian markets are trading mostly higher this morning

Asian markets are trading mostly higher this morning. The Nikkei in Tokyo was up 2.1% at 13,218 while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 0.8% to 24,372. The Kospi in Seoul was flat at 1765 while the Straits Times in Singapore advanced 0.8% to 3089. The Shanghai Composite in China rose 1% to 3507 and the Taiex in Taiwan gained 0.5% at 8871.