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• Markets in Europe opened lower Thursday as uncertainty surrounding internal U.S. policy continued to weigh on investor sentiment despite lessening tensions from North Korea.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 started the day lower by 0.2 percent following a day of gains Wednesday. All major bourses and all sectors bar telecoms were trading in negative territory.

• Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday as tensions between the United States and North Korea came off the boil, while the Federal Reserve's concerns about weak U.S. inflation weighed on the dollar.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.55 percent.

• Japanese stocks felt the weight of a rebounding yen and edged down on Thursday in thin trade, while conglomerate Seibu Holdings rose after an equity fund sold its remaining stake in the company to end a decade-old capital tie-up.

The Nikkei share average ended 0.1 percent lower at 19,702.63 and the broader Topix shed 0.1 percent to 1,614.82. Turnover was only 1.806 trillion yen ($16.44 billion), below 2 trillion yen for a second straight day.

• Industrial and materials stocks lifted China stocks on Thursday, which some analysts said was aided by hopes there will be significant changes to open up the economy more widely to foreign investors.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.5 percent, to 3,721.28, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.7 percent to 3,268.43 points.

• Hong Kong shares closed slightly down on Thursday as profit-taking outweighed solid gains by gaming and social media firm Tencent after the company posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

The Hang Seng index fell 0.2 percent, to 27,344.22 points. The China Enterprises Index also lost 0.2 percent, to 10,801.42 points.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC