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Japan's Nikkei rises 1.5% to 9,139.26 in early minutes.
Japan's Topix index climbs 1.4% to 940.30 in early minutes.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gains 1.4% to 4,198.80.
New Zealand's NZX 50 index gains 2.2% to 2,952.75.