Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 18.87 points to 22,972.63 and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Average gained 133.87 points or 0.93 percent to 14,471.66 while China’s Shanghai Composite fell 2.90 points or 0.14 percent to 2,018.38, at 8:05 hours IST.
Singapore’s Straits Times climbed 8.24 points or 0.25 percent to 3,273.90 and Taiwan Weighted was up 27.29 points or 0.30 percent to 8,996.92. However, South Korea’s Seoul Composite fell 0.15 point to 2,015.44.