The Hang Seng Index added 0.40 percent, or 106.96 points, to 26,790.64.

And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.29 percent, or 8.73 points, to 3,029.93, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, gained 0.20 percent, or 3.44 points, to 1,690.75.