Stock markets in Asia mixed as Japan and South Korea rise, China and Hong Kong fall

Japan's Nikkei 225 is one of the biggest gainers in early trading, up 2.0 percent. The Topix is also up 1.3 percent.

South Korea's Kospi is up 1.1 percent.

In China, both Shanghai and Shenzhen are down 0.3 percent each.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down 0.9 percent.