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The Hang Seng slipped 174 points to 22,324. The Nikkei advanced 145 points or 1.5% to 10,167.
The Shanghai Composite Index increased 15 points to 3,332.
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The Nikkei is quoting at 10,168, stronger by 146 points or 1.4%.
Straits Times is quoting at 2,800, Seoul Composite is at 635, higher by 10 points or 0.61% and the Taiwan Weighted is at 7,776, up 125 points or 1.6%.
Shanghai Composite is trading flat at 3,314.
Hang Seng is trading weaker by 139 points or 0.6% at 22,359.
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(Updated at 0818 am)
The Nikkei is at 10,163, up 141 points or 1.4%.
Straits Times is quoting at 2,793, Seoul Composite is at 1,630, higher by five points or 0.31% and the Taiwan Weighted is at 7,749, up 99 points or 1.3%.
Shanghai Composite is at 3,324, up seven points or 0.21%.
Hang Seng is the only exception, trading marginally lower by 37 points or 0.2% at 22,461.