South Korea's KOSPI index rose 1.00% intraday.

A-share power sector saw pockets of strength; Xineng Co. jumped to the daily limit-up, while Li New Energy, Mindong Electric Power, Longyuan Power and Guotou Power also advanced.

On Sept 21 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain will deploy a "defensive" RAF Voyager tanker to provide air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes after recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. Burnham, speaking en route to the UN in New York, said he approved a Saudi request after advice from Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband; operations are due to begin in the coming days and are temporary, initially expected to last several weeks.