The leading Asian stock exchanges went in different directions on Wednesday in a situation where many investors are waiting for interim reports from some of China's leading tech companies that will come later in the week and Shenzhen composite indices pointed to plus 0.2 percent and minus 0.3 percent, respectively, after a few hours of trading.
In Hong Kong, there was a cheerful atmosphere as the Hang Seng index grew by 1.4 percent.
Even in South Korea, enthusiasm dominated, which was reflected in the Kospi index's jump of 1.3 percent.
In Tokyo, it was significantly more gloomy – the Nikkei 225 lost 0.8 percent while the Topix decreased by 1.2 percent.
