Most Asian markets enjoying positive opening

Asian stocks opened with slight gains after oil price falls forced European and US indexes to suffer a tumble.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 has risen 0.93% to 16,568.07 since the open.

The Shanghai Composite index was 0.92% lower at 2,949.01 at the open, while the Shenzhen Composite index was 0.86% lower at 1,164.80. The CSI 300 index also opened lower 0.67% at 3,153.19.

Moreover, Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index opened 1.13% down at 19,097.13. While in South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index was trading 0.51% higher at 1,854.82.

The benchmark Australian S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1.19% to 4,899.20.

Bucking the trend, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 fell 0.41% to 6,088.78.