Hong Kong - Asian markets mostly rose on Monday after China at the weekend cut interest rates for the second time since November, while better-than-forecast US economic data helped push the dollar up against the yen.
Several key events will also be taking investors' attention this week, including a meeting of China's Communist Party, the European Central Bank and the release of US jobs figures.
Hong Kong added 0.70%, Shanghai gained 0.68%, Tokyo climbed 0.26% by the break, Sydney put on 0.71% and Seoul was 0.33% higher.