Most key Asian markets are trading in positive territory today. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.19%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 2.40%. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.06%, and Singapore’s Straits Times Index advanced 0.91 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite index gained 0.11%. In Europe, Germany’s DAX increased 1.18 percent and France’s CAC gained 0.54 per cent and Britain’s FTSE was up 0.29 percent in the intraday trade.