Stocks in Asia-Pacific were somewhat inconsistent on Monday
The Nikkei 225 hiked 207.87 points, or 0.7%, to end Monday at 29,384.52.
But shares of Japanese financial services company Nomura plunged 16.33% on Monday after the firm flagged a potential $2-billion loss at a U.S. subsidiary.
The Japanese yen traded at 109.63 per U.S. dollar, having weakened last week from levels below 109 against the greenback.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng eked up 1.87 points to 28,338.30.
Shares of Chinese video platform Bilibili slumped on Monday in its Hong Kong debut, falling nearly 7% from their issue price in early trading. It later pared some losses and closed about 1% lower than its issue price on Monday.
The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7632, following a decline last week from above $0.768.
In other markets
In China, the CSI 300 took on 8.89 points, or 0.2%, to 5,046.88.
In Taiwan, the Taiex zoomed 170.09 points, or 1%, to 16,475.97.
In Korea, the Kospi index stepped back 4.97 points, or 0.2%, to 3,036.04.
In Singapore, the Straits Times index progressed 17.62 points, or 0.5%, to 3,157.95.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 regained 19.3 points, or 0.2%, to 12,368.13
In Australia, the ASX 200 subtracted 24.74 points, or 0.4%, to 6,799.49.
