Asian markets gained at Wednesday's open, after the Dow hitting a new record close overnight just shy of the psychological 20,000 level.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 opened up 0.34%. Australia's ASX 200 rose 0.55% , led by gains in its materials sub-index, which was up 1.06 percent and its energy sub-index, which gained 0.59% .
In South Korea, the Kospi was up 0.45 percent. "It's a good day to be an equity bull however, it's a slow grind higher as opposed to an explosion in demand and the moves we are seeing in many markets are fairly subdued," Chris Weston, Angus Nicholson, chief market analyst at spread bettor IG, said in a note on Tuesday.
US blue-chips index Dow Jones industrial average closed up 0.46 percent at 19,974.62, a mere 25 points away from the key level of 20,000.
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