Nikkei 225, Hang Seng index

Asia-Pacific markets experienced mixed exchanges on Wednesday, breaking with the losses of Wall Street, after the World Bank noted its growth forecasts for the region on Tuesday.

This occurs after a summer during which uncertainty linked to American customs tariffs has shaken the world economy.

Japan’s reference Nikkei 225 has changed little, while the Topix added 0.62%.

Australian ASX/S&P 200 dropped by 0.3%.

The term contracts on the Hang Kong Hang Seng index amounted to 27,165, a level higher than its fence from Tuesday to 26,957.77.

The markets of Continental China and South Korea are closed for the holidays.

The Bank of Thailand and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand should publish their political decisions later during the day.

In the United States, the three main averages fell down overnight. The S&P 500 experienced difficulties on Tuesday, bogged down by the decline in Oracle shares while investors are concerned about the profitability of the trade in artificial intelligence. Wall Street also expected other developments from Washington with the closure of the United States government during its second week.

The enlarged market index fell 0.38 % to close to 6,714.59, ending a sequence of seven days of consecutive victories, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped by 0.67 % to finish at 22,788.36. The Dow Jones Industrial AVERrage index fell 91.99 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 46,602.98.

– Pia Singh, Sean Conlon and Fred Imbert of CNBC contributed to this report.