• Asian share markets were subdued for a second session on Wednesday as simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula supported safe-harbours including the yen, bonds and gold.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS added 0.1 percent, having shed 0.6percent on Tuesday when North Korea fired a missile into Japanese waters.
• Japan's Nikkei share average bounced back from a three-week low hit early on Wednesday as demand in cyclical stocks offset fears from tensions following North Korea's ballistic missile launch.
The Nikkei share average ended 0.3 percent higher to 20,081.63 after plumbing to 19,888.90 in the morning, its lowest since June 16.
• China's blue-chips snapped a three-day losing streak on Wednesday, helped by a wider quota for Hong Kong institutional investors and a cabinet paper promoting the use of commercial pension money in capital markets.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.1 percent, to 3,659.68 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.8percent to 3,207.13 points.
• Hong Kong stocks steadied, as shares in index heavyweight Tencent Holdings, China's biggest gaming and social media firm by revenue, recouped earlier losses to rise 0.9 percent in the morning session.
The Hang Seng index added 0.4 percent, to 25,478.85 points. The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index gained 0.3percent, to 10,340.85 points.
Referrence: Reuters,CNBC
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