Elsewhere in the region India's Sensex was flat, the Philippines' PSE Composite rose 0.4%, Indonesia's JSX advanced 0.4% and Thailand's SET index gained 0.2%.
Elsewhere in the region India's Sensex was down 0.1% at 19460.57, the Philippines' PSE Composite was nearly flat at 6458.01, Indonesia's JSX advanced 0.3% to 4503.25 and Thailand's SET index fell 0.6% to 1489.11.