Trading in Asia-Pacific was muted Thursday as multiple major markets in the region were closed for holidays.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.45% on the day to 30,173.57 while the Straits Times index in Singapore closed little changed at 2,925.48. Markets in Hong Kong and Singapore ended their trading day earlier than usual on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
Markets in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan were shuttered.
The Japanese yen traded at 104.58 per U.S. dollar, still stronger than levels above 105.2 against the greenback seen early this week.
The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7745, mostly holding on to gains after its rise from below $0.768 earlier in the trading week.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 dropped 68.9 points, or 0.5%, to 12,761.13
In Australia, the ASX 200 slipped 6.79 points, or 0.1%, to 6,850.11
