Japan stocks ended higher on Monday, returning to its pattern of steady gains after a mild retreat at the end of last week, as a softer yen aided export-related stocks.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 74.06 points, or 0.5%, to 15,613.25
Meanwhile, the yen weakened against the U.S. dollar to ¥104.039 from ¥103.955 on Friday.
The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong gathered 54.68 points, or 0.2%, to 25,166.91
Many tech exporters saw solid gains, with semiconductor firm Renesas Electronics Corp. advancing 2.1%, electronics maker Hitachi, Ltd. adding 1.7%, camera maker Olympus Corp. rising 1.5%, and IT services provider Fujitsu Ltd. up 1.2%.
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, China’s largest oil refiner, rallied 4.3% after its interim earnings climbed 7.5%.
Electric-car and battery maker BYD Co, in which Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holds a stake, shook off morning losses and finished 2.2% higher, shrugging off a more than 15% plunge in its first-half earnings due to lower traditional car sales and solar-operation losses.
In other markets;
The Shanghai CSI 300 index gave back 22.50 points, or 1%, to 2,342.86
In Singapore, the Straits Times STI Index picked up 4.78 points, or 0.1%, to 3,330.28
In Korea, the Kospi index added 4.19 points, or 0.2%, to 2,060.89
The Taiex Index in Taiwan added 10.52 points, or 0.1%, to 9,390.62
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 improved 15.75 points, or 0.3%, to 5,182.74
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slid 10.73 points, or 0.2%, to 5,634.89
