• Japan's Nikkei share average gained on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing run, lifted by upbeat domestic data and a weaker yen.
The Nikkei rose 1.1 percent to 19,860.03.
• China stocks started the month on a bearish note on Thursday after a private business survey showed manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in May, fuelling worries that the economy may be cooling more rapidly than expected.
The blue-chip CSI300 index finished 0.1 percent higher at 3,497.74 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 percent to 3,102.62 points.
• Hong Kong's benchmark stock index finished on Thursday at a 23-month high, bolstered by property shares as Chinese money flowed steadily into the city's market.
The Hang Seng index ended up 0.6 percent at 25,809.22, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.2 percent, to 10,619.88 points.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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