Markets in the Far East were mostly higher, led by gains in Japan and Taiwan.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rallied 545.82 points, or 0.9%, to 64,621.24.
Markets in Hong Kong lost 215.87 points, or 0.9%, to 23,651.87.
In other markets;
In Shanghai, the CSI docked 40.17, or 1%, to 4,111.93
In Singapore, the Straits Times index regained 33.97 points, or 0.6%, to 5,437.99.
In Korea, the Kospi index recovered 182.92 points, or 3.3%, to 5,735.66.
In Taiwan, the Taiex index hiked 594.84 points, or 1.3%, to 46,887.77.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 climbed 129.6 points, or 1% to 13,761.29
In Australia, the ASX 200 gathered 14.42 points, or 0.2%, to 8,831.30
