Most Asian markets gain even as Trump pulls out of Trans-Pacific Partnership

Most Asian stock market indices were trading higher on Tuesday (24 January), with the Shanghai Composite up 0.10% at 3,139.80 as of 4am GMT, despite Donald Trump pulling out of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). On Monday, the 45th president of the US, signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the TPP, a trade agreement the world's biggest economy had with 11 Pacific Rim countries. The move was not a surprise as it was one of the promises made by Trump during his campaign.