Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded mixed on Thursday, after Wall Street's tech-infused gains subsided. Meanwhile, Japan's 10-year government bond yield increased on Thursday, amid reports that the country's central bank could shift away from its negative interest rate policy.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.18% at 3:22 am CET, with South Korea's Kospi Composite up by 0.61% a minute later. Hong Kong's Hang Seng decreased by 0.12% at 3:23 am CET, while, on the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite and the Shenzhen Composite increased by 0.29% and 0.16%, respectively and Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.25% at 3:24 am CET.
The dollar traded flat against the yen, going for ¥147.7570 at 3:25 am CET.