Asia-Pacific markets trade higher, tracking Wall Street gains

This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets.

Asia-Pacific markets rose at the open Friday, tracking Wall Street gains after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at new record highs as investors seemed to shake off tariff concerns.

Good morning from Singapore! The weather forecast is a bit bleak, but Asia-Pacific markets appear set for a bright open.

Futures for Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 in Chicago were at 39,795, while their counterpart in Osaka last traded at 39,740 compared with the index’s last close of 39,646.36.

Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 24,032, pointing to a slightly higher open compared to the HSI’s last close of 24,028.37.