Chinese shares inched down, with both the Shanghai Composite .SSEC and the CSI 300 .CSI300 down 0.1 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng retreated 0.3 percent.
But emerging markets fared better, with MSCI's emerging market index .MSCIEF rising 0.2 percent to four-month high, having gained more than 20 percent from its seven-year trough in January. They eased back 0.2 percent on Wednesday.
Reference: Reuters