SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Thursday morning trade as the coronavirus situation in parts of the region weighed on investor sentiment.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 slipped 0.4% while the Topix index declined 0.16%. The Kospi in South Korea fell 0.12%.
Mainland Chinese shares were mixed, with the Shanghai composite fractionally lower while the Shenzhen component advanced 0.433%.
Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.63%.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.24% lower.
Investors will likely continue to monitor the Covid situation regionally. The Japanese government is set to declare another Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo until Aug. 22, according to local news agency Kyodo News.
Meanwhile, Australia's New South Wales state announced Wednesday a week-long extension of Sydney's lockdown.
Overnight stateside, the S&P 500 gained about 0.34% overnight stateside to an all-time high of 4,358.13.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 104.42 points to 34,681.79 while the Nasdaq Composite was little changed at 14,665.06.
Currencies and oil
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 92.732 following a rise earlier this week from below 92.1.
The Japanese yen traded at 110.49 per dollar, having strengthened earlier this week from above 111 against the greenback. The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7464 as it struggles to recover after slipping from above $0.756 earlier in the week.
Oil prices were lower in the morning of Asia trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures slipping 0.31% to $73.20 per barrel. U.S. crude futures shed 0.44% to $71.88 per barrel.
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