Asian stock markets are trading higher on Wednesday. Japan's benchmark index, Nikkei 225 jumped 408.13 points or 2.14 percent to trade at 19,522.50. Singapore's Straits Times went up 20.14 points or 0.69 percent to trade at 2,919.11.
South Korea's KOSPI gained 0.67 points or 0.03 percent to trade at 2,044.64. Taiwan's TAIEX went up 21.28 points or 0.23 percent to trade at 9,294.16.
On the other hand, China's benchmark index, Shanghai Composite fell 0.63 points or 0.02 percent to trade at 3,135.29. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 36.91 points or 0.17 percent to trade at 22,113.49.