China
The Chinese mainland and Hong Kong stock markets are closed on Thursday for the Spring Festival holiday.
Japan
Tokyo stocks closed slightly lower Thursday with the key Nikkei index down 0.25 percent.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average dropped 26.00 points to 10,431. 36.
The broader Topix index lost 2.07 points, or 0.22 percent, to 927.57.
Australia
Australian stocks closed 0.5 percent higher on Thursday as miners and banks gained, airlines bounced and positive earnings reports lifted select stocks.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 24.1 points to 4,820.6.
The broader All Ordinaries index added 21.4 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 4,919.3 points.
