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Asia trades mostly higher after Australian, Japanese data

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Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded mostly higher on Wednesday, as investors digested the data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing inflation in Australia rose to 2.5%. Investors also looked over the minutes published by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) showing board members' discussions on monetary policy.

Japan's Nikkei 225 added 0.50% at 3:27 am CET. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 grew by 0.94% at 3:28 am CET.

South Korean, Hong Kong and Chinese markets were closed for the holidays.

The dollar traded flat against the yen at 3:30 am CET, selling for 155.61550.

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