According to Kabutan, Yonhap and HKET, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 opened Monday at 57,960.70, up 525.93 points from the previous session, while the broader TOPIX opened at 3,752.70, up 44.71 points. Advantest, Tokyo Electron and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group advanced, while Kioxia Holdings and SoftBank Group declined; banks, oil and coal, and nonferrous metals led sector gains.
Seoul's KOSPI opened lower, standing at 5,028.01 as of 9:15 a.m. local time, down 31.68 points, or 0.63%, with most large caps trading lower. Samsung Electronics edged up 0.26%, SK hynix inched down 0.09%, Hyundai Motor shed 0.89%, Hanwha Aerospace fell 3.33% and KB Financial declined 1.13%. The Korean won was quoted at 1,360 per U.S. dollar, up 3 won from the previous session's close.
Hong Kong stocks opened higher, with the Hang Seng Index starting at 24,625, up 143 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index rising 1% to 4,119. Alibaba and SMIC gained more than 2%, while Tencent rose more than 1%.
Taiwan's TAIEX opened at 40,347.28, up 645.64 points, with all five top-weighted stocks opening higher. TSMC opened at NT$2,210, up NT$75, MediaTek at NT$3,535 and Hon Hai at NT$226.50.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.27% to 3,659 in early trade, the Shenzhen Component gained 0.53% to 11,235 and the ChiNext Index added 0.42% to 2,475.