Investing.com - Asian shares held mostly weaker on Wednesday as Greece remained a concern for investors.
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.52%, while the Hang Seng index eased 0.78%. The Shanghai Composite however rose in the afternoon by 0.21%.
Greece's Parliament approved the government's economic plan in a vote late Tuesday that sets up a showdown with country's international
creditors beginning this week in Brussels.
With 162 'yes' votes against 137 'nos' with one absentee lawmaker, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras earned approval for a plan that rolls back many of the austerity measures agreed by the former government of Antonis Samaras.
Japanese markets are closed for a public holiday. Elsewhere, another series of Chinese data releases are expected to generate interest today.
China's January new loans, money supply and total social financing data are due, but there is no fixed time.
New loans are expected to have nearly doubled in January to 1.35 trillion yuan while total social financing -- the PBOC's broadest public measure of funding activity in the financial system -- may have hit 2.1 trillion yuan, up from December's 1.69 trillion yuan.
Meanwhile in Australia, the Westpac-MI Consumer Sentiment survey rose 8.0 points to 100.7, the first time above 100 since February 2014 and expected after an RBA cash rate cut last week which was passed in full to mortgage-holders by banks, and the fall in petrol prices.
Housing finance data showed a gain of 2.7% month-on-month in December, better than the 2.0% rise expected.
Overnight, U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Health Care sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.79%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.30%.
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Asian shares mostly weaker with investors turning attention to Greece
Published 02/10/2015, 11:31 PM
Updated 02/10/2015, 11:33 PM
Asian shares mostly weaker with investors turning attention to Greece
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