Asian markets start higher

The Asian markets have started in the green on the optimism that the Greek parliament will vote in favor of more austerity measures to avert a default  boosting the sentiment in the region. Banking and exporter lead the gains.

The top gainers among the Asian indices are Nikkei and Seoul Composite up 1% each followed by Jakarta Composite, Taiwan Weighted and Hang Seng adding between 0.3-0.4%

The only index trading in the negative is Shanghai Composite down nearly 0.3%