Mainland Chinese stocks were higher by the afternoon, as the Shanghai composite gained 0.17% while the Shenzhen component advanced 0.86%. Hong Kong s Hang Seng index rose 0.28%.
The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia fell 0.2%. Australia s employment increased by 115,000 people from April to May, the country s Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. That was far higher than a 30,000 increase in employment expected by analysts in a Reuters poll.
MSCI s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.49%.
Trading of Next Digital halted
Trading of Next Digital shares in Hong Kong was halted on Thursday, according to an exchange notice.
That came after the Apple Daily, which is published by Next Digital, reported Thursday that five of its directors including the publication s editor-in-chief and CEO were arrested by Hong Kong police.
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