Asia's leading exchanges started the trading week on cautiously cheerful mood. Shanghai's and Shenzhen's composite indexes both pointed upwards when investors took a lunch break, 0.3 and 1.1 percent respectively. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was at a plus of 0.1 percent.
Also, South Korea's Kospi index had increased by 0.2 percent. In Japan, the exchange is closed due to a public holiday.
