Asian markets gain in morning trades

Asian markets are trading in the green this morning. Japanese markets have gained following a strong US jobs data.

The Hang Seng has gained 1% at 21,165. Nikkei has jumped 1.5% to 9,253.

The Taiwan Weighted has added 0.7% to 7,883.

Shanghai Composite, Straits Times and Seoul Composite have advanced 0.4% each.