Asian markets are up on Wednesday morning after smart gains in the US on Tuesday.

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The Nikkei is up 1.3% to 8860 points, and Hang Seng has advanced 1.4% to 14,439 points.

South Korea is up 0.62%, while Taiwan has advanced 0.2%. Singapore is down 0.2%.

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