Japan's Nikkei Stock Average is flat at 51063.78 as gains in financial shares offset losses in tech and energy stocks. Nomura Holdings is up 2.7% and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is 2.0% higher while SoftBank Group is down 2.2% and Eneos Holdings is 1.1% lower. Broader market index Topix is up 0.4% at 3372.55.
USD/JPY is at 154.84, compared with 154.66 as of Wednesday's Tokyo stock market close. Investors are closely watching quarterly corporate results. Daiwa House Industry and SMC are scheduled to release their results later Thursday.
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
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