Asia-Pacific mixed

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - While the Nikkei index opened in Tokyo with loses exceeding the -1.5% that has partially pared to current -0.71%, the general tone in the region is to the upside, with Shanghai Composite index up +0.70%, higher for second consecutive day.

The Hong-Kong's Hang-Seng index is also in the positive up +0.35% off recent session lows printed in early trade, with the Australian AXS index leading the gains rising as much as a +0.97% at the moment, following a weaker Aussie in advance of potential lower interest rates in the nearest future. The Korean Kospi is marginally lower by -0.14% following latest soft domestic data.