According to Kabutan, Yonhap and HKET, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 opened 810.53 points higher at 64,885.95, rebounding after two straight losing sessions, while the broader TOPIX rose 42.78 points to 4,051.99. Insurance, electrical machinery and nonferrous metals led sector gains, with Ibiden, Kioxia Holdings, Fujikura and Panasonic Holdings among advancers, while Nintendo, Sony Group and Toyota declined. Japan posted a September trade deficit of 536.5 billion yen, against a median private-sector forecast compiled by QUICK of a 180.9 billion yen deficit. The Nikkei's gain later widened to more than 1,300 points.

Seoul's KOSPI opened 113.60 points, or 2.05%, higher at 5,666.34, after falling nearly 4% in the previous session, and was up 158.88 points, or 2.86%, at 5,711.62 as of 00:15 UTC. Chip stocks led the advance, with Samsung Electronics up 4.14% and SK hynix up 5.89%, while LIG Defense & Aerospace fell 11.86%. The KOSDAQ opened 11.43 points higher at 793.40.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opened 271 points higher at 24,139, and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.6% to 4,110. Lenovo rebounded 6% and Alibaba gained 2%. CATL, which reported third-quarter net profit up 15% year on year to 21.2 billion yuan, 32% below market expectations, fell nearly 3% at the open against the broader market and was down more than 8% at a low of HK$376 as of 01:32 UTC.

Taiwan's TAIEX opened 161.4 points higher at 46,454.33 and later extended its gain to nearly 800 points, reclaiming the 47,000 level, while TSMC rose NT$25 to NT$2,430.

In mainland China, major A-share indexes opened higher, with the Shanghai Composite up 0.14%, the Shenzhen Component up 0.32% and the ChiNext Index up 0.28%. CATL's A-shares opened 5% lower.