Wall Street took encouragement from upbeat corporate results and the Dow .DJI rose 0.46 percent, while the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.47 percent and the Nasdaq .IXIC or 0.91 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed higher after another round of mergers and acquisitions and a strong day of earnings reports. Roughly one-third of S&P 500 components will report quarterly earnings this week, and investors are increasingly optimistic that we may emerge from an earnings recession that has battered corporate America.
Asian shares edged higher on Tuesday while the dollar stood firm as upbeat U.S. earnings boosted Wall Street and factory surveys in the United States and Europe boasted their best readings so far this year.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS inched up 0.1 percent with most components yet to trade.
Australian stocks added 0.5 percent and futures NKc1 pointed to an opening gain of around 0.8 percent for Japan's Nikkei .N225 helped by a softening yen.
Reference: Reuters
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