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• Asian stocks advanced on Thursday, but oil futures hovered near a 10-month low hit overnight on concerns over a supply glut and falling demand.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.7 percent.

• Japan's Nikkei share average erased early modest gains on Thursday and edged down, as a stronger yen took its toll on market sentiment.

The Nikkei ended 0.1 percent lower at 20,110.51, extending Wednesday's 0.5 percent decline and moving further away from Tuesday's session high of 20,318.11 - its loftiest level since August 2015.

• China's blue-chips extended gains on Thursday to hit a fresh 18-month high on excitement over MSCI's decision to include mainland shares in a key index, but most of the gains were erased in late trade as investors took profits and as the weakness in small-cap stocks dampened sentiment.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.1 percent, to 3,590.34 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.3percent to 3,147.45 points.\

• Hong Kong stocks were little changed on Thursday, as investors pondered the potential impact of MSCI's decision to include more mainland China stocks in a key benchmark index.

The Hang Seng index fell 0.1 percent, to 25,674.53 points, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.1 percent, to 10,402.76 points.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC