Hong Kongs Hang Seng index is set to open up 0.3%

Hong Kongs Hang Seng index is set to open up 0.3%.The Shanghai composite index is to open up 0.1% and CHina's CSI300 index is also set to open up 0.1%

Meanwhile:

• Nikkei 225 is trading down -0.65%
• Australia's S&P/ASX is down -0.45%
• S. Koreas Kospi is down -0.40%