The MSCI Mingsheng Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) index rose 0.7% in early trading and the Australian stock market rose 1.5%.
The Nikkei stock index. N225 rose 3.1%, partly thanks to the yen's decline; the Korean Composite Stock Index. KS11 climbed 1.5%. E-Mini S&P 500 Index futures rose 0.5%.
Risk appetite got a huge boost on Friday. According to the US employment report, the number of non-farm workers increased by 312,000 in December, with annual wage growth reaching 3.2%.