The index is best in Japan, where the Nikkei 225 has risen just over 0.6 percent and the broader Topixi has climbed close to 1.2 percent after almost two hours of trading.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Hang Seng index, on the other hand, has fallen 0.2 percent after half an hour.
The composite indices in Shanghai and Shenzhen are unchanged in early trading, while the Taiwan stock market has fallen 0.3 percent and the Kospi index is +0.6 percent.