Asian markets firm; Nikkei up 1%

All the Asian markets are moving firm barring the Seoul Compoite Index

The Hang Seng is 67 points higher at 20,357. The Nikkei has advanced 93 points or 1% to 10,056.

The Shanghai Composite Index is up 26 points or 1% at 3,011.

The Straits Times is marginally up, six points at 2,760 while the Seoul Composite is down four points at 1,593, respectively.