Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded mixed on Friday as investors looked over Japan's published inflation data showing a rise to 2.9%. Investors also digested the decision by the Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) to keep interest rates unchanged just like in November.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 plummeted by 1.38% at 3:24 am CET, a minute later South Korea's Kospi Composite fell by 1.21%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.13% at 3:25 am CET, while, on the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite added 0.12%, the Shenzhen Composite traded flat at 3:26 am CET and Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 0.19% at 3:27 am CET.
The dollar traded 0.22% lower against the yen, going for ¥156.9750 at 3:28 am CET.
