Asian stock markets are trading higher on Wednesday. Japan's benchmark index, Nikkei 225 gained 2.55 points or 0.01 percent to trade at 19,043.89. China's benchmark index, Shanghai Composite gained 9.61 points or 0.31 percent to trade at 3,159.17.
South Korea's KOSPI went up 11.99 points or 0.58 percent to trade at 2,079.56. Taiwan's TAIEX rose 23.90 points or 0.25 percent to trade at 9,447.95.
On the other hand, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 233.74 points or 1 percent to trade at 23,127.04. Singapore's Straits Times declined 1.04 points or 0.03 percent to trade at 3,045.76.