Asian stocks opened mixed on Thursday. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index was up for the first time in three days, as metal prices advanced and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. said first-quarter earnings grew.
Japanese benchmark index Nikkei gained 86.60 points, or 0.84%, to trade at 10,339.13.
Hong Kong`s Hang Seng index fell 10.43 points, or 0.05%, to trade at 20,484.34.
China`s Shanghai Composite decreased 61.97 points, or 1.81% to trade at 3,366.53.
Taiwan`s Taiex index declined 2.05 points, or 0.03%, to trade at 6,846.19.
South Korea`s Kospi index advanced 0.94 points, or 0.06%, to trade at 1,560.41.
Singapore`s Straits Times lost 0.71 points, or 0.03%, to trade at 2,606.12. (7.47 a.m., IST)