Asian markets move higher, following Wall Street's lead

South Korea's Kospi (KOSPI) rose nearly 1%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) gained 0.2%. China's Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) inched up 0.1%.

Japanese markets are closed for a public holiday.

Major stock indexes ended in the green Monday. Futures for the Dow (INDU), S&P 500 (SPX), and the Nasdaq (COMP) rose Tuesday during Asian trading hours.

Here are some other moves happening in Asian markets at 10:30 a.m. HKT:

ESR Cayman, an Asian warehouse operator, wants to raise as much as 11.37 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.45 billion) in an initial public offering in Hong Kong. It would be the second biggest IPO in the Asian financial hub this year. ESR Cayman intends to start trading in November.
Shares of 51 Credit Card, an online credit card issuer and manager based in Hangzhou, China, remain suspended from trading Tuesday after plunging 34% Monday. Trading was halted on Monday afternoon. The company acknowledged in a statement that Chinese authorities conducted an investigation at the firm's office.

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