Asian markets appeared set to shake off heightened tensions between the United States and China and the spread of coronavirus, with stock futures pointing to early gains on Wednesday.Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 0.47% in early trading, Japan's Nikkei 225 futures were up 0.7%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures rose 0.46%.E-mini futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.82%.Close The strong signals for Asian markets came after U.S. investors shook off lingering bad news about the spread coronavirus to send major indices higher on Tuesday, buoyed by a rise in cyclical stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 2%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.34% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.94%. related news Asian markets look to continue upward run on vaccine hopes Asian markets struggle to digest coronavirus spike The stock surge came after three U.S. states reported new record daily deaths from the pandemic, and as tensions continued to grow between the United … [Read more...] about Asian markets set to shake off coronavirus spread, US-China tensions