Futures pointed to a mostly higher open for Asian markets on Wednesday, after major U.S. indexes reached new record levels on the back of easing investor concerns.
Australia's SPI futures traded up 0.6 percent, while Nikkei futures in Chicago added 2.29 percen.
"After being faced with the prospect of a major slowdown in global activity in the wake of the Brexit vote, governments and central banks worldwide are now expected to do their utmost to reassure markets and provide stimulus," said Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at brokerage IG, adding this expectation partly explained the global rally in equities.
For example, in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered a new round of fiscal stimulus spending following his landslide victory in the upper house election over the weekend.
In the currency market Japanese yen weakened while the British pound recovered.
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