Asia markets traded higher on Monday, extending Friday's gains, as traders began to take a more positive view of the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy decision last week.
The Japanese Nikkei 225 was up 1.31 percent in early trade, extending Friday's 0.51 percent increase, while the South Korean Kospi added 0.16 percent, after finishing up 0.11 percent on Friday.
Central banks are in focus this week, as the Bank of Japan starts its two-day monetary policy meeting on Monday and the U.S. Federal Reserve meets later this week.
On Friday, U.S. indexes closed sharply higher, with the Dow Jones industrial average up 1.28 percent, the S&P 500 higher by 1.64 percent and the Nasdaq composite gaining 1.85 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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