Asian Market is trading higher as Hang Seng was up by 0.29% while Nikkei 225 was up by 1.20% and Chinese markets were up by 0.19%. Asian stocks rose, with Japan's Topix Index climbing to the highest since 2008 and the country's bond yields reaching the lowest in almost a decade, on prospects the new central bank governor will announce more stimulus. New Zealand's dollar and metals gained.
Overnight U.S. markets were up by 0.39%.
SGX Nifty at 8:00AM was trading at 5735 with a gain of 17 points.