Asian stocks bounced to one-week highs on Wednesday as investors tried to share in the exuberance of Wall Street's record run, while lofty U.S. bond yields favored the dollar at the expense of emerging market currencies.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS also added 0.6 percent, edging further away from four-month lows hit on Monday.
China stocks barely moved on Wednesday, consolidating recent gains with lower-valuation targets in banking and properties sectors still preferred by investors.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.2 percent, to 3,474.73 points , while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.2 percent to 3,241.14 points.
Hong Kong shares held steady on Wednesday, taking their cue from Wall Street's record run and helped by Chinese money flowing into the city as the yuan weakened further.
The Hang Seng index was unchanged at 22,676.69, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.2 percent, to 9,665.99 points.
Reference: Reuters
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