Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded mostly higher on Wednesday after data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that the country's inflation came in at 2.4% in February.
Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 0.30% at 3:13 am CET, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.39% at 03:14 am CET and South Korea's Kospi rose by 0.63% at 3:15 am CET. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite and the Shenzhen Composite traded flat at 3:16 am CET. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 increased by 0.72% at 3:17 am CET.
The dollar traded 0.19% higher against the yen at 3:18 am CET, selling for 150.19150.
