Japanese and Australian shares fell while Hong Kong stocks ended flat after a choppy trading session Thursday, as an unexpected increase in Chinese inflation rate and uncertainty over Greek debt negotiations kept investor sentiment subdued.
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average /quotes/zigman/5986735 JP:100000018 -0.14% fell 0.2% to 9,002.24, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index /quotes/zigman/1653884 AU:XJO -0.18% finished 0.2% lower at 4,282.90 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index /quotes/zigman/2622475 HK:HSI -0.04% ended little changed at 21,010.01.
Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea's Kospi /quotes/zigman/1652118 KR:0100 +0.54% rose 0.5% to 2,014.62 and Taiwan's Taiex /quotes/zigman/1565586 XX:Y9999 +0.52% gained 0.5% to 7,910.78. (MarketWatch)
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