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• Japan's Nikkei share average fell in choppy trade on Thursday, after weak U.S. inflation data overshadowed an interest hike by the Federal Reserve, while falling U.S. yields dragged down financial stocks.
The Nikkei ended 0.3 percent lower at 19,831.82, after briefly entering positive territory in early morning trade.
• China stocks were little changed on Thursday on persistent fears that policy tightening measures will soon start to weigh on the country's economic growth, despite largely resilient data reported the previous day.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.2 percent, to 3,528.79 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index added0.1 percent to 3,132.49 points.
• Hong Kong stocks fell to a three-week low on Thursday as borrowing costs in the city looked set to rise after a U.S. rate hike overnight, while shares in China slid on persistent fears that economic growth will soon start to cool.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index dropped 1.1 percent to 25,601.68 points by the lunch break, touching the lowest level since May 29. Still, the gauge is up 16 percent this year.
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