Asian markets in green, Nikkei ends up 41pts

Asian markets were in positive zone.

The Nikkei ended with a gain of 41 points at 17,522.

The Hang Seng had rallied 104 points to 19,797, and the Shanghai Composite index had surged 42 points to 3116.

The Taiwan Weighted index added 19 points to 7879. The Straits Times and Seoul Composite indices were up around two points each.