The changes in leading stock indexes in Asia were moderate in Wednesday's initial trading hours. The mood is reported to be cautious, largely due to inflation figures from the USA, which will be released when America wakes up.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.1 percent and the broader Topix up 0.4 percent.
In Shanghai and Shenzhen, the composite indexes showed an increase of 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was slightly up, 0.2 percent, and in South Korea, the increase was 0.3 percent.
