Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged over 0.5%, China’s Shanghai Composite added 0.45%, while Singapore’s Straits Times rose up to 0.7% in early trade. Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite was the top performer with a 0.8% gain, while South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.4%.

India's benchmark indexes rose on Monday, boosted by strong earnings from heavyweights HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, while a decline in Reliance Industries, amid concerns over softness in its oil-to-chemicals and retail segments,

The Indian stock markets ended the trading session on Monday with robust gains, moving away from the losses incurred last week. Both benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, closed the session in green. The BSE Sensex settled at 82,