• Asian shares turned lower on Thursday after touching near two-year highs, while the dollar benefited from waning expectations that the European Central Bank was poised to end its easy policy.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.2 percent, stepping back from morning trade when it nudged close its loftiest levels since June 2015.
• Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Thursday pressured by a pause in the weakening yen trend, while semiconductor equipment makers firmed on gains in the Nasdaq market overnight.
The Nikkei shed 0.8 percent to 19,063.22.
• China's main indexes capped the fourth day in the red as lingering concerns over liquidity were further heightened by curbs on property investment.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.9 percent, to 3,436.76 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1 percent to 3,210.24 points.
Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday, weighed by financials and index heavyweight Tencent, with weakness in mainland stocks also hurting sentiment.
The benchmark Hang Seng index dropped 0.4 percent to 24,301.09 points, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.8 percent to 10,355.71.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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