China
Hong Kong's stock market ended lower on Wednesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.57 percent to close at 25,651.12 points.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 0.40 percent to end at 8,605.13 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index ticked up 0.34 percent to end at 4,873.82 points.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closes 0.57 pct lower
Chinese stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.18 percent to 4,162.18 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index was flat, closing at 15,569.98 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 2.95 trillion yuan (about 431.3 billion U.S. dollars), up 67.2 billion yuan from the previous trading day.
Shares related to semiconductor and optical fiber sectors led the gains, while stocks in the power sector led the loses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.34 percent to close at 3,921.79 points.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 2.31 percent higher at 2,198.87 points.
Chinese shares close mixed Wednesday
