The Hang Seng is down 107 points at 26,155. The Nikkei has surged 130 points at 14,179.
The Taiwan Weighted index is up 108 at 8,966. The Straits Times index is down 13 points at 3,235, and the Seoul Composite index is down 12 points at 1,847.
The Shanghai Composite index is up three points at 3,736.