Asian markets close higher: Nikkei 225 +1.38%, Hang Seng +0.14%, Shanghai Composite +0.52%, KOSPI +2.66%, ASX 200 +0.4%

Asian cash markets finished higher: the Nikkei 225 closed up 1.38 percent, the Hang Seng closed up 0.14 percent, the Shanghai Composite closed up 0.52 percent, the KOSPI closed up 2.66 percent and the ASX 200 closed up 0.4 percent. Asian volume leaders were SoftBank Group up 1.09 percent, Xiaomi up 0.54 percent, Alibaba up 3.71 percent, Mitsubishi UFJ down 0.88 percent and AIA Group down 1.1 percent.