British News Agency

Buying activity dominated stock markets across Asia. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index gained 0.91% to reach 68,395.50 points, while South Korea's KOSPI index recorded a strong increase of 1.27% to 6,112.10 points. In China, the FTSE China 50 index rose 0.28% to 15,527.82 points, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index edged up 0.03% to 24,352.00 points. Indonesia's IDX Composite index advanced 0.173% to 5,969.23 points, Malaysia's KLCI index gained 0.40% to 1,629.83 points, and Thailand's SET index rose 0.04% to 1,572.32 points. The main indices recording declines in the region were Australia's S&P/ASX 200, which fell 0.66% to 8,725.50 points, and India's Nifty 50, which slipped 0.06% to 22,708.30 points.