HONG KONG: Asia’s markets were mixed on Wednesday after a tumble on Wall Street, with Tokyo weighed by a stronger yen as the Bank of Japan held off fresh monetary easing measures and said the economy was picking up.

Tokyo slipped 0.24 percent, or 33.08 points, to 14,042.17, while Seoul lost 0.15 percent, or 2.93 points, to close at 2,008.33.

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