Asia-Pacific stock markets mostly fell Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as the U.S. post-election rally stalled overnight.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index fell back 654.43 points, or 1.7%, to 39,271.66.
Asian traders assessed corporate goods data out of Japan, which showed year-on-year producer price growth, or wholesale inflation, in October reached its highest since July last year at 3.4%.
That was higher than the 3% growth expected by economists polled by Reuters, and the 2.8% rise in September.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index shed 23.43 points, or 0.1%, to 19,823.45.
CHINA
Investors have been assessing what the re-election of Donald Trump in the U.S. could mean for Chinese equities and Beijing’s stimulus policy.
In Shanghai, the CSI 300 recovered 25.15 points, or 0.6%, to 4,110.89.
In other markets
In Taiwan, the Taiex tumbled 121.54 points, or 0.5%, to 22,860.23.
In Korea, the Kospi index dipped 65.49 points, or 2.6%, to 2,417.08.
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index eked ahead 8.86 points, or 0.2%, at 3,720.34.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 faded 74.86 points, or 0.6%, to 12,647.49.
In Australia, the ASX 200 slipped 62.27 points, or 0.8%, to 8,193.36.
