Most leading bourses were in the positive midway through the day, with the Tokyo Stock Exchange leading the way with the Nikkei 225 up 0.6 and the Topix up 0.7 percent.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange’s composite index had then added half a percent, while Shenzhen’s counterpart was slightly on the plus side, after previously being below zero.
The Seoul Stock Exchange’s Kospi added 0.3 percent, the Taiwan Stock Exchange moved sideways, while the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Hang Seng went against the flow and had lost 0.6 percent.