China
China's stocks were mixed at the close Thursday, after officials said the October CPI climbed to a 25-month high at 4.4 percent.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.04 percent, or 32.39 points, to close at 3,147.74.
The Shenzhen Component Index lost 0.15 percent, or 20.74 points, to end at 13,684.94.
Combined turnover rose to 506.18 billion yuan (76.41 billion U.S. dollars) from 445.76 billion yuan the previous trading day.
Losers outnumbered gainers 649 to 225 in Shanghai and 806 to 279 in Shenzhen.
Hong Kong stocks closed up 199. 69 points, or 0.82 percent, at 24,700.30 on Thursday.
Japan
Tokyo stocks extended gains on Thursday, with the key Nikkei stock index adding 0.31 percent as the yen's retreat against the U.S. dollar buoyed investor sentiment and banks gained on continued speculation about capitalization waivers.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 30.94 points from Wednesday to close at 9,861.46, booking its highest close since June 24, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 3.39 points, or 0.40 percent, to close at 856.37.
Australia
The Australian share market closed stronger on Thursday with buyers snapping up materials stocks. The benchmark S& P/ASX200 index was up 28.8 points, or 0.61 percent, at 4,728.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 30.8 points, or 0.64 percent higher at 4,810.3.
In the banking sector, ANZ closed down five cents at 23.70 dollars, Commonwealth Bank was 17 cents softer at 48.08 dollars, National Australia Bank was 36 cents lower at 25.49 dollars and Westpac was 15 cents weaker at 22.00 dollars.
In the resources sector, BHP Billiton was down 50 cents, or 1. 12 percent, at 44.14 dollars while Rio Tinto lost 84 cents to 86. 20 dollars.
