Upwards on Asian Stock Exchanges

The development was mostly optimistic on leading Asian stock exchanges in the initial Tuesday trading.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 2.2 percent shortly after lunch, while the broader Topix index stood at plus 1.7 percent.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was simultaneously up 0.4 percent. The composite index in Shanghai was up 0.2 percent. Shenzhen's composite index fluctuated around zero.