SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Friday trade, as the Reserve Bank of India held steady on interest rates.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slipped 0.39%. In mainland China, the Shanghai composite rose fractionally while the Shenzhen component gained 0.586%.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.4% to close at 28,941.52 while the Topix index finished the trading day fractionally higher at 1,959.19. South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.14%.
Meanwhile, stocks in Australia advanced, with the S&P/ASX 200 0.49% higher on the day to 7,295.40.
Shares in India slipped in Friday trade, with the Nifty 50 0.12% lower while the BSE Sensex dipped 0.15%. The moves came after the Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced its decision to keep interest rates steady.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.36% lower.
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The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 90.602 after a recent climb from below 90.3.
The Japanese yen traded at 110.23 per dollar, weaker than levels below 110 seen against the greenback yesterday. The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7662, lower than levels above $0.772 seen earlier in the week.
Oil prices rose in the afternoon of Asia trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures fractionally higher at $71.36 per barrel. U.S. crude futures advanced 0.1% to $68.88 per barrel.
Source: CNBC