Nikkei225 Index closed higher by 4.6% at 72.366 (record high) - Kospi closed higher by 5.4% at 8,930 - Australia S&P ASX 200 closed lower by 0.7% at 8,749 - New Zealand closed closed higher by 0.7% at 13,493 - Shanghai Composite closed higher by 0.2% at 4,120 - Hang Seng Index closed lower by 1.6% at 23,013 - India Sensex higher by 1.0% at 77,746 (intra-day)