• Japan's Nikkei share average snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday, helped by a weaker yen as the dollar gained after a private jobs report cemented expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week.
The Nikkei gained 0.3 percent at 19,318.58.
• China stocks closed at two-week lows on Thursday, as energy shares tumbled on diving oil prices while global investors turned cautious ahead of a widely expected hike in U.S. interest rates next week.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.6 percent, to 3,426.94, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.7 percent to 3,216.75 points.
• Hong Kong stocks had their worst day in nearly three months on Thursday, with main indexes closing at month lows, bruised by a slump in energy and raw material shares.
The Hang Seng index fell 1.2 percent, to 23,501.56, while the China Enterprises Index lost 1.8 percent, to 10,095.79 points.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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