The Hang Seng has advanced 149 points to 21,392. The Nikkei has slipped 41 points to 13,225.
The Taiwan Weighted index has shed 46 points at 7,348. While the Straits Times index has moved up 12 points to 2,892, and the Seoul Composite index is down 15 points at 1,592.
The Shanghai Composite index has decliend 17 points to 2,686.