The Hang Seng has moved up 60 points to 22,102. The Nikkei has added 45 points to 13,526.
The Taiwan Weighted index has plunged 79 points to 7,444. The Straits Times index is down five points at 2,943, and the Seoul Composite index has shed 19 points at 1,656.
The Shanghai Composite index has slipped 56 points to 2,680.