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Asia trades lower amid holiday closures

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Markets in Asia-Pacific traded lower on Wednesday, with many exchanges closed for the holidays.

With the New Year nearing, investors are still keeping an eye out for signs of a so-called Santa Claus rally, a late-year market surge often seen around the holiday period.

Japan's Nikkei 225 fell by 0.12% at 3:30 am CET, as the dollar traded 0.06% lower against the yen, going for ¥157.0830 at the same time. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite traded flat at 3:31 am CET, with the Shenzhen Composite down by 0.34% a minute later.

Markets in Australia, South Korea and Hong Kong are closed.

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