Asian markets settled mostly lower on Thursday as investors cautiously awaiting US personal consumption expenditure (PCE) inflation data and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech to gauge the potential timing of monetary easing. Japanese shares declined, while Japanese yen languishes near 34-year lows. However, Hong Kong shares rebounded after Chinese President Xi Jinping promised more policy support to build a world-class business environment in China.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,010.66 | 17.52 | 0.59 |
| Hang Seng | 16,541.42 | 148.58 | 0.91 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,288.81 | - 21.28 | - 0.29 |
| KLSE Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Nikkei 225 | 40,168.07 | -594.66 | -1.46 |
| Straits Times | 3,224.01 | -27.70 | -0.85 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,745.82 | -9.29 | -0.34 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 20,146.55 | -53.57 | -0.27 |
