HONG KONG: Tokyo stocks led Asian markets higher on Monday, shrugging off disappointing business confidence data to climb slightly higher in thin holiday trade.

With no direction from Europe or Wall Street -- both closed for Easter holidays at the end of last week -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index opened in slight negative territory but soon moved into the green.

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