Asia-Pacific shares edged up in Friday morning trade.
The S&P 500 rose 0.58% overnight on Wall Street to a new closing record high of 4,266.49.
The gains in the United States came after US President Joe Biden announced the White House had reached an infrastructure deal after meeting with a bipartisan group of senators.
Asia-Pacific shares rose in Friday morning trade after the S&P 500 rose to a record closing high overnight in the United States.
Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.48% in morning trade while the Topix index was up 0.5%. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.79%.
Mainland China stocks saw an unheard of movement in early trade, with the Shanghai composite slightly changed while the Shenzhen component slightly higher. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose 0.48%.
Elsewhere, the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia edged up 0.24%.
MSCI's index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.53% higher.
Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 0.58% to a new record closing high of 4,266.49. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 322.58 points to 34,196.82 while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.69% to 14,369.71.
The gains in the United States came after US President Joe Biden announced the White House had reached an infrastructure deal after meeting with a bipartisan group of senators.
Oil prices were higher in early Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures up 0.4% at $75.86 a barrel. US crude futures rose 0.38% to $73.58 a barrel.
