• Asian stocks climbed for an eighth consecutive day on Thursday, buoyed by further gains on Wall Street and an overnight bounce in oil prices that bolstered energy and resource shares.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose more than 1 percent, extending a rally that has seen it gain 2 percent in the opening days of 2017.
• Jan 5 Japan's Nikkei fell on Thursday as the dollar fell against the yen on uncertainy over what the new U.S. presidency will bring, while Sharp Corp jumped after a report that it will consider listing its LCD joint venture between it and Hon Hai.
The Nikkei share average dropped 0.4 percent to 19,520.69 points.
• China's main indexes barely changed on Thursday after a three-session winning streak, with investor attention largely diverted by a dramatic rebound in the offshore yuan.
The blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 was flat at 3,367.79 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC gained 0.2 percent to 3,165.41 points.
• Hong Kong stocks, joining an Asia-wide rally, had their biggest gain in eight weeks on Thursday, a day on which the offshore yuan's surge against the dollar stole the spotlight.
Resource shares helped lift the Hong Kong market, where stocks finished at a three-week high.
The Hang Seng index rose 1.5 percent, to 22,456.69 points, its best day since Nov. 10, while the China Enterprises Index gained 1.7 percent, to 9,598.68 points.
Reference: Reuters
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