Asian Markets React to Japan's Economic Indicators

On Wednesday, the major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region experienced minimal movement. Investors were closely analyzing the latest data released by the Bank of Japan, which indicated a 4% increase in the country's producer prices for February.

At 3:11 am CET, Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng were trading flat. Similarly, the Shanghai Composite and the Shenzen Composite on the Chinese mainland showed no significant changes. In contrast, South Korea's Kospi saw a notable rise of 1.50% by 3:13 am CET, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined by 1.15% at 3:15 am CET.

The currency market also reflected stability, with the dollar trading flat against the yen at 3:16 am CET, priced at 147.88150.