Stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Thursday trading, as shares in Indonesian and China markets fell.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 202.93 points, or 0.9%, to 23,235.47.
The Japanese yen traded at 106.02 per U.S. dollar after weakening from levels below 105.9 against the greenback yesterday.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng retreated 155.39 points, or 0.6%, to 24,313.54. Shares of Yum China slipped more than 5% from their issue price on the stock’s Thursday debut in the city.
Shares of Kakao Games soared on their debut in South Korea, finishing the trading day at more than double their issue price.
The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7269 following an earlier high of $0.7286.
In other markets
The CSI 300 gave back 2.61 points, or 0.1%, to 4,581.88.
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index dropped 7.24 points, or 0.3%, to 2.492.09.
In Korea, the Kospi regained 20.67 points, or 0.9%, to 2,396.48.
In Taiwan, the Taiex index restored 83.17 points, or 0.7%, to 12,691.75.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 recovered 72.68 points, or 0.6%, to 11,811.78.
In Australia, the ASX 200 picked up 29.98 points, or 0.5%, to 5,908.52.
