Asia trades higher after Wall Street surge

Asian stock markets traded higher on Friday after Wall Street ended its session with strong gains. The earnings season continued, with Apple’s revenue beating estimates despite a 4% annual drop. The markets in Japan and mainland China are closed today for public holidays.

The Kospi Composite was up by just 0.08% at 4:08 am CET, the Hang Seng added 1.32%, and the S&P/ASX 200 rose by 0.58% at the same time.

The dollar traded 0.47% lower compared to the yen and sold for 152.89300 at 4:09 am CET.