Asian markets settled mostly higher on Thursday due to a pullback in US Treasury yields from multi-year highs. Japanese shares rallied despite uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve's future monetary policy moves. Meanwhile, investors looked ahead to the release of key US nonfarm payrolls report on Friday for further direction. However, Kospi's shares ended marginally down after data showed inflation accelerated in September due to higher energy and food prices. Chinese market remained closed for the Golden Week holiday.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Hang Seng | 17,213.87 | 18.03 | 0.10 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,874.83 | -11.75 | -0.17 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,415.60 | -0.24 | -0.02 |
| Nikkei 225 | 31,075.36 | 548.48 | 1.76 |
| Straits Times | 3,155.10 | 7.71 | 0.24 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,403.60 | -2.09 | -0.09 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 16,453.52 | 180.14 | 1.09 |
