The Hang Seng is down 38 points at 25,876. The Nikkei is down 11 points at 13,883.
The Taiwan Weighted index has gained 45 points at 8,937. The Straits Times index has moved up three points to 3,175, and the Seoul Composite index is up six points at 1,818.
The Shanghai Composite index has surged 97 points to 3,620.