Asian stocks rebound in early Monday trading, led by Japan’s Nikkei

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was down 6.0 percent at Friday's close. On the first day of the new trading week, the index rose sharply, by 3.2 percent. The broader Topix also climbed, by 3.4 percent.

South Korea's Kospi followed the same pattern, rising 1.7 percent.

In China, gains were more modest, with Shanghai up 0.5 percent and Shenzhen up 0.3 percent.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.2 percent.