BEIJING -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.87 percent, at 2,926.9 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.6 percent higher at 10,940.79 points.
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JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Composite Index (IHSG) closed on Wednesday in the red zone.
The index plunged by 41.32 points, or by 0.69 percent, to 5,913.08 during the final trading session.
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MUMBAI -- Indian markets closed higher on Wednesday.
Hindustan Unilever (up 4 percent), Nestle India, HDFC, Asian Paints, Kotak Mahindra Bank (all up 1 percent) were the top gainers in the Sensex pack.
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HO CHI MINH CITY -- VN-Index, the stock market index of Ho Chi Minh City bourse in southern Vietnam, closed at 937.68 points on Wednesday, up 3.01 points, or 0.32 percent against the previous trading day.
On Wednesday, VN30-Index, a benchmark index for the southern bourse, which tracks the 30 leading stocks by both market capitalization and liquidity, closed at 863.23 points, up 6.84 points or 0.80 percent.
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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) going up 1.51 percent, or 47.80 points, to close at 3,223.37.
A total of 1.90 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.66 billion Singapore dollars (about 1,198.21 million U.S. dollars). gainers outnumbered Losers by 297 to 128.
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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 108.51 points on Wednesday, up 3.74 points or 3.57 percent from the previous trading session.
Prices of 89 stocks went up, 50 stocks dropped, while 228 stocks remained unchanged.
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KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian stock market ended lower here on Wednesday.
The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,542.94 down 8.54 points or 0.55 percent, and the Emas was at 11,010.84 down 27.45 points or 0.25 percent.
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) Index up 27.84 points, or 3.95 percent, to close at 733.04.
A total of 6,500 shares worth 28.2 million riels (6,908 U.S. dollars) were traded, the CSX said.
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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 239.78 points, or 0.87 percent, to 27,823.66 points on Wednesday.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 27,614.83 and 27,892.48. Turnover totaled 112.23 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 14.44 billion U.S. dollars).
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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand stock market's indicator, the S&P/NZX 50 index, increased 0.54 percent to 11,898.24 on Wednesday.
Meridian Energy Limited was up 2.86 percent, to 5.76 NZ dollars, which led the market higher.
Ryman Healthcare Limited advanced 2.87 percent to 16.87 New Zealand dollars.
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MANILA -- Philippine shares closed 0.76 percent lower on Wednesday.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index decreased by 56.30 points to 7,383.10. The all-share index went down by 34.59 points, or 0.79 percent, to 4,355.46.
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TOKYO -- The benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Wednesday, helped by U.S. shares tracking higher overnight and heavyweight SoftBank Group's advance underpinning the market.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 175.23 points, or 0.74 percent, from Monday to close the day at 23,861.21.
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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended higher Wednesday.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 15.26 points, or 0.69 percent, to settle at 2,238.38. Trading volume stood at 623 million shares worth 6.8 trillion won (5.8 billion U.S. dollars).
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SYDNEY -- The Australian share market lifted on Wednesday, with financial sector stocks leading the index higher.
At the close of trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 32.90 points, or 0.47 percent, at 7,088.20, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 33.90 points, or 0.47 percent, at 7,185.30. Enditem
