Asian markets were supported, among other things, by the announcement that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued full approval for the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for persons over 16 years of age.
The Japanese Nikkei 225 Index climbed 1% by 08:09 GMT + 2.
Fujikura Ltd. shares are among the growth leaders among the index components. (+ 5.4%), Yamaha Corp. (T: 7951) (+ 4.6%) and M3 Inc. (+ 4.6%).
Asia's largest apparel retailer Fast Retailing rose 0.7%, consumer electronics maker Sony 4%, and technology investment SoftBank Group (T: 9984) 1.6%.
The market value of the Internet company Rakuten increased by 3.7%.
By 8:17 GMT + 2, China's Shanghai Composite rose 1.03%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 1.6%.
The leaders of growth in the course of trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were securities of the Internet company Meituan (+ 9.9%), casino operator Sands China Ltd. (+ 7.9%) and biologics manufacturer Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. + 7.5%).
Internet giant Tencent Holdings shares are up 6%.
The South Korean Kospi Index rose 0.92% by 8:18 GMT + 2.
The market value of one of the world's largest chip manufacturers, Samsung Electronics Co. increases by 2.2%, auto maker Hyundai Motor increases by 1.7%.
The Australian S & P / ASX 200 climbed 0.13% by 8:19 GMT + 2.
The market value of the world's largest mining companies BHP Group and Rio Tinto increased by 1.1% and 1.2%, respectively.
