SINGAPORE – Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in early morning trade as investors looked forward to the release of China’s latest benchmark lending rate.
Nikkei 225 Japan gained 0.58% in early trade while the Topix index rose 0.45%. in South Korea, kospi 0.14% also advanced.
of australia S&P/ASX 200 partially submerged.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is up 0.11%.
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US Dollar IndexThe greenback, which tracks against a basket of his peers, was at 104.695 after recently bouncing off levels below 104.
Japanese yen Traded at 135.29 per dollar, weaker than the low of 132 seen against the greenback last week. Australian Dollar Changed hands at $0.6949 after falling above $0.70 late last week.