Japanese stocks are higher in early trade, led by chip and heavy industry stocks, despite uncertainty over energy prices following the removal by the U.S. of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Kioxia Holdings is up 8.4%, Tokyo Electron is 4.6% higher and SoftBank Group is up 3.9%. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is 5.7% higher and Kawasaki Heavy Industries is up 4.8%.
USD/JPY is at 157.15, up from 156.85 late Friday in New York. Investors are focusing on yen movements, oil prices, and any clarity on U.S. plans to govern Venezuela.
The Nikkei Stock Average is up 2.2% at 51442.83.

Sumber : Dow Jones Newswires