Nikkei futures in Chicago traded at 19,500, while Osaka futures were at 19,470, pointing to a higher open for the Japanese market. The Nikkei Stock Average closed at 19,238.98 on Monday.
Australia's benchmark ASX 200 climbed in early trade, up 0.64 percent, as most sectors traded higher. The heavily-weighted financial sector was up 1.35 percent, with major banks gaining more than 1 percent each.
Shares of ANZ gained 1.62 percent, Commonwealth Bank of Australia edged higher by 1.84 percent, Westpac added 1.25 percent and the National Australia Bank rose by 1.55 percent.
Major miner BHP Billiton gained 1.34 percent in early trade.
The dollar climbed against a basket of currencies to trade at 101.22 at 7:09 a.m. HK/SIN on Wednesday, from an earlier session low of 100.70.
Elsewhere, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 92.25 points, or 0.45 percent, to end at 20,504.41. The S&P 500 index gained 9.33 points, or 0.40 percent, to close at 2,337.58, while the Nasdaq advanced 18.62 points, or 0.32 percent, to end at 5,782.57.
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