Asian Stocks Rebound After Sharp Sell-Off, With Major Indexes Higher on Friday

Major indices are up in early trading in Asia on Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1.8 percent at lunchtime, and the broader Topix was also up 1.8 percent.

South Korea’s Kospi was up 3.2 percent.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 1.2 percent.

Shanghai’s index was up 0.7 percent, and Shenzhen’s was up 1.1 percent.