Asia lower after Japan’s trade report

Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded lower on Thursday after a report showed that Japan’s trade deficit landed at ¥224.04 billion in June. Additionally, Australia’s unemployment rate stood at 4.1% in June.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.19% at 4:05 am CET. South Korea’s Kospi Composite was down by 1.16% a minute later.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.07% at 4:07 am CET, while on the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite was down 0.65% at 4:08 am CET. The Shenzhen Composite decreased by 1.15% at 4:09 am CET and Japan’s Nikkei 225 also fell by 1.86% at 4:10 am CET.

The dollar traded flat against the yen, going for ¥156.3050 at 4:16 am CET.