The Nikkei 225 rose nearly 2% as U.S. semiconductor stocks stabilized. The South Korean market consolidated after opening lower, while major stocks posted only modest moves in either direction.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan was up 2.05% at 58,614.33 points. Buying prevailed on bargain-hunting after oversold conditions and as U.S. semiconductor stocks stabilized.
In South Korea, the KOSPI opened down 1.33% and fell to around 4,992.5 points, but subsequently began to consolidate at lower levels.
Among individual stocks, Samsung Electronics rebounded modestly, up 1.22% at 191,000 won, while SK hynix rose 0.8% to 1,141,000 won. Kioxia, meanwhile, fell 1.09% to ¥8,418 and SoftBank dropped 4.51% to ¥3,389.