Indices In Asia Started The New Day Mixed

Indices in the Asia Pacific Region followed a mixed course in mid-week trading on Wednesday.

Indices in Asia started the new day mixed. However, the Chinese data supported the recovery. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 and Topix Indices fell slightly, while South Korea's Kospi Index increased by 0.56 percent. Stocks rose sharply in Australia. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index is trading at 0.51 percent. In Japan, Nomura shares fell more than 1 percent in Wednesday's trading as well, continuing their course in the loss zone for the third day in a row. The company's shares fell 16 percent on Wednesday. According to the data released this morning in China, factory activity increased above expectations in March. According to the data released by the National Statistics Bureau, the manufacturing sector purchasing managers index was recorded at the level of 51.9. Manufacturing sector purchasing managers index was realized as 50.6 in February.