Chinese stocks closed higher Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.36 percent, at 2,570.34 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.86 percent higher at 7,547.35 points.
The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.63 percent to close at 1,266.27 points Tuesday.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, are major indices reflecting the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 195.59 points, or 0.96 percent, from Friday to close the day at 20,555.29.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 12.99 points, or 0.85 percent, to finish at 1,542.72.
Precision instrument, machinery and electric appliance-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the close of play.
Markets here were closed on Monday for a national holiday.
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