Japan stocks eked out gains on Wednesday and closed near their highest level in 15 years, with the yen slightly weaker against the greenback.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index regained 32.75 points, or 0.2%, to 19,746.20, near its 15-year closing high of 19,754.36 reached on Monday.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar slightly strengthened against the yen, buying ¥119.65, compared to ¥119.55 late Tuesday.
The Hang Seng Index recovered 128.63 points, or 0.5%, to 24,528.23.
Among top market outperformers, console maker Nintendo Co., Ltd. jumped 3.4%, electronics giants Toshiba Corporation and Fujitsu Ltd. both climbed 2.3%, electronic-components manufacturer TDK Corporation rose 1.9%, and video game developer Capcom Co., Ltd. added 1.7%.
In other markets
The Shanghai CSI 300 skidded 32.63 points, or 0.8%, to 3,940.41
The Taiex index in Taiwan moved lower 63.83 points, or 0.7%, to 9,667.83
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index edged up 5.76 points, or 0.2%, to 3,419.02
The Kospi index in Korea eked up 1.44 points to 2,042.81
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 fell 12.76 points, or 0.2%, to 5,857.78
The S&P/ASX index took on 4.23 points, or 0.1%, to 5,973.22
