Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.5%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.1%, South Korea's Kospi Composite tacked on 0.4% and New Zealand's NZX-50 was flat.
A host of technology stocks also rose sharply in Tokyo. Renesas Electronics jumped 10%, Fujitsu rose 3.9% and Panasonic added 1.6% after the Nikkei reported that the trio are in discussions to integrate their system chip operations.
The Tokyo market was underpinned by gains in automakers after Toyota Motor upgraded its fiscal year profit outlook to Y200 billion from Y180 billion, citing a faster-than-expected recovery in demand at home and abroad, as well as cost cut benefits. The stock rose 2.8%, dragging its peers higher, with Nissan Motor rising 1.6% and Honda Motor advancing 1.6%.
The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests a mixed performance but little movement following reports that Greek officials have made progress on reaching an agreement to enact the reforms needed to receive a new bailout. The price of oil also is rising on continued concerns in Syria and the surrounding area. The European markets finished mixed but little changed and the U.S. bourses ended slightly higher - and the Asian markets are expected to split the difference.
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