Japan -1.09%.
China -1.35%.
Hong Kong -1.44%
Australia -0.41%.
Overnight on Wall Street major indexes initially fell sharply on Tuesday stateside before rallying in the afternoon. The Nasdaq Composite ended the session 1.75% higher at 11,322.24, while the S&P 500 was up 0.16% at 3,831.39.The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 129.44 points, or 0.4%.
New Zealand GDT dairy price index -4.1%.
In central bank news, Bank Negara Malaysia is expected to release its monetary policy statement today. Analysts polled by Reuters expect the bank to raise rates by 25 basis points.
Oil prices rose as much as nearly 3% on Wednesday before paring some gains as investors piled back into the market after a heavy rout in the previous session, with supply concerns returning to the fore even as worries about a global recession linger.
Brent crude futures rose as much as $3.08, or 2.9%, to $105.85 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed to a session high of $102.14 a barrel.
Gold found temporary respite on Wednesday after touching a near seven-month low in the previous session, as the dollar paused for breath after a blistering surge to 20-year highs.
Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,770.27 per ounce by 0330 GMT. U.S. gold futures also firmed 0.3% to $1,769.10.
Spot silver dipped 0.1% to $19.27 per ounce, platinum was down 0.7% at $859.52, and palladium slipped 0.2% to $1,929.35.
U.S. futures lower. Dow Jones -0.18%; S&P 500 -0.16%; Nasdaq -0.09%.