Asia-Pacific markets largely fell as investors digest the release of private surveys on services activity from the region.
Services activity in Japan and China remained in expansion territory for the month while the pace of growth softened.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 lost 83.82 points, or 0.3%, to 33,388.70.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng gained 109.09 points, or 0.6%, to 19,110.38.
Australian markets were down after the Reserve Bank of Australia held rates at 4.1% on Tuesday.
CHINA
The CSI 300 dropped 30.2 points, or 0.8%, to 3,868.81.
China’s service sector activity remained in positive territory for a sixth straight month, according to a Caixin/S&P Global survey released on Wednesday.
The Caixin services purchasing managers index for June came in at 53.9, a slower rate of expansion than the 57.1 recorded in May.
The survey said “business activity and new orders both expanded at notably slower rates than seen in May, as some firms reported softer than expected market demand.”
In other markets
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index lost 18.39 points, or 0.6%, to 3,185.38.
In Korea, the Kospi Index dropped 14.31 points, or 0.6%, to 2,579.
In Taiwan, the Taiex index let go of 84.34 points, or 0.5%, to 17,056.43.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 gained 22.13 points, or 0.2%, to 12,002.47.
In Australia, ASX 200 removed 25.87 points, or 0.4%, to 7,253.17.
