Asian Markets are trading higher as Hang Seng was up by 0.81% while Nikkei 225 was up by 0.51% and Chinese markets were up by 0.53 %. Asian stocks climbed for a second day and copper led metals higher as workers in Chile prepared for a nationwide strike. The yen erased losses after a three-day drop that brought it to the brink of 100 per dollar for the first time in four years.
Overnight U.S. markets were up by 0.33%. SGX Nifty at 8:00AM was trading at 5578 with a gain of 23 points.