Shares in South Korea suffered sharp falls following news of North Korea's nuclear test, before recovering.
South Korea's Kospi index fell as much as 6%, before rebounding strongly to end just 2.85 points lower at 1400.90.
There was little impact elsewhere in the region, with Tokyo's Nikkei index closing up 1.3% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng closing up 0.35%.
European markets opened lower, while the UK and the US markets are closed for a public holiday.
At 1000 BST France's Cac 40 index was less than 1% down at 3198.66 points. In Frankfurt the Dax was 1.2% lower at 4858.16.
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