Asian markets gain in early trades

The Asian markets have started on a strong note with all the indices trading in the green.

Hong Kong shares rebounded after falling for six sessions, with property developers and commodity producers leading the gains after an overnight advance on Wall Street. The Hang Seng Index is up 0.8% at 23,717.

Japanese shares too climbed in early trading session with the Nikkei Stock Average rising 1.4% to 9,57, after three straight sessions of losses.

Among the other indices, the major gainers are Seoul Composite and Taiwan Weighted up 1% each followed by KLSE Composite, Jakarta Composite, Shanghai Composite and Straits Times adding between 0.3 - 0.5%