Asia set to open up following US gains and higher oil prices By: CNBC.com News January 04, 2017 at 18:34 PM EST Futures pointed to a positive open for Asian markets on Thursday, tracking gains in the U.S. and as oil prices advanced nearly 2 percent. Read More >> Related Stocks: China Ishares MSCI ETF China Largecap Ishares ETF Japan Ishares MSCI ETF Pacific ETF FTSE Vanguard Xt Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF