Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street ahead of a potential U.S. government shutdown as lawmakers continue to wrangle over details of a second temporary spending bill.
Investors in Asia will look toward the Reserve Bank of India's rate decision late Wednesday.
Japan's Nikkei 225 sunk 0.2% at its open, while the broad based Topix was down 0.85%.
In South Korea, the blue-chip Kospi was up 0.94%, and the small-cap Kosdaq gained 0.84%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.32% in early trade.
Markets on mainland China and Hong Kong were closed for a holiday.
Source: CNBC
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