Tokyo stocks closed lower Wednesday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index extending its losing streak to a fifth straight session.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.52 percent to open at 2,943.01 points Wednesday.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 39.73 points, or 0.16 percent, to close Wednesday's morning session at 24,384.95.

China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 18.8 percent year on year in the first three quarters of this year, official data showed on Wednesday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 0.38 percent lower at 1,675.58 points on Wednesday.The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, opened 0.54

Chinese stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.27 percent to open at 3,790.63 points.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 49 pips to 6.7249 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 62.97 points, or 0.26 percent, to open at 24,282.25 points on Wednesday.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday as a global chip selloff outweighed mixed bank earnings.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 180.45 points, or 0.35 percent, to 51,670.1. The S&P 500 sank 1.79 points, or 0.02 percent, to 7,805.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 41.52 points, or 0.15 percent,

The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, lost 0.4 percent to 102.180 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT). In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1201 dollars from 1.1156 dollars in the previous session, and the

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.08 percent lower at 1,681.89 points on Tuesday.The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, closed 0.03

Hong Kong's stock market ended higher Tuesday, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.3 percent to close at 24,345.22 points.The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index edged up 0.08 percent to 8,174.72 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index bucked the overall trend and shed 0.79 percent to 4,136.63

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.18 percent to close at 2,958.34 points Tuesday.

Chinese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.1 percent to 3,800.86 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 95.15 points, or 0.39 percent, to 24,176.05 points in the morning session on Tuesday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 2.19 percent lower at 1,646.39 points on Tuesday. The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, opened 2.61

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 2.18 percent to open at 2,899.15 points Tuesday.The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.96 percent to open at 3,760.80 points. The Shenzhen Component Index opened 1.79 percent lower at 12,163.23 points.

The Hang Seng Index lost 99.11 points, or 0.41 percent, to open at 24,172.09 points on Tuesday.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 15 pips to 6.7298 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central