Slight rise in Asian stock markets

On Thursday, several Asian stock market indices traded around zero. On Friday morning local time, they turned slightly upward.

Japan's Nikkei 225 is up 1.1 percent. In China, Shenzhen is up 0.6 percent and Shanghai is up 0.3 percent.

South Korea's Kospi is up 0.6 percent, and the broader Topix is up 0.6 percent.

The Hong Kong-based Hang Seng is unchanged.