Asian markets finish higher on follow-through of US strength, bounce in dollar; US futures lower

Futures: S&P: -11.5 Dow: -99 Nas: -10.0
Fair val: S&P: -1.2 Dow: -4 Nas: -0.95

The Nikkei and the Hang Seng gained over 2% on strength in exporters.
After climbing from 96 yen to back over 100 yen, the dollar pulled back throughout Asian trading to below 99 yen.
European markets are soft on weakness in financials on UK banking concerns.