Asian markets perk up as US futures turn positive

Asian markets perk up as US futures turn positive
Japan’s Nikkei and Topix indexes have risen, and the Australian and NZ share markets are showing signs of buyer interest. (Image: Depositphotos)
Rebecca Howard
The New Zealand and Australian sharemarkets are showing some signs tentative buying interest after US futures turned positive.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.87% at 1.10pm in Wellington while New Zealand’s S&P/NZX 50 Index was up 0.94%.The heaviest trading was in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, which was up 1.1% to $33.800. Other large caps like Infratil, up 2.46% to $9.580, were also helping support the index.The lift came as Wall Street’s S&P 500 futures rose 1.36%, the Nasdaq 100 was up 1.48% and the Dow Jones...

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