In Asia, futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese equities. Nikkei futures traded in Chicago were up 0.62 percent at 21,875 while Osaka were 0.55 percent higher at 21,860. Those were above the benchmark index’s last close of 21,739.78.
Down Under, the S&P/ASX 200 was higher by 0.27 percent in early trade.
Ahead, investors will be focusing on earnings from corporates in the region, including Japan’s Sharp and Yahoo Japan, South Korea’s Kia Motors and China’s Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Bank, China Unicom and Bank of Communications.
