05:51 AM EST, 11/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets were mixed on the high-side Thursday, as the US government shutdown ended, the yen depreciated and earnings-season results informed traders.

Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the green, although other regional exchange were uneven.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened evenly and gained, finishing up 0.4% on earnings reports and as a softer yen aided export issues.

The yen traded near 155 to the US dollar, depreciating from 140 to the greenback in April.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 218.52 to 51,281.83, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 149 to 75.

Leading the upside was online medical-services provider M3, while medical-device maker Terumo declined 6.3%.

In economic news, Japan's producer price index (PPI) rose 2.7% on year in October, a slight easing from the 2.8% on-year rate logged in September, reported the Bank of Japan on Thursday.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened lower but rallied in the afternoon, closing up 0.6% as traders anticipated mainland China economic releases slated for Friday on house prices, retail sales and industrial production.

The broad gauge Hang Seng rose 150.30 to 27,073.03, as gaining issues outnumbered losers 50 to 35. The Hang Seng TECH Index gained 0.8% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index rose 0.1%.

Leading the upside was Sino Biopharmaceutical, gaining 6.5%, while property-manager China resources Mixc Lifestyle declined 3.5%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.7% to 4,029.50.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI rose 0.5%; the Taiwan TWSE declined 0.2%; the Australian ASX 200 declined 0.5%; the Singapore Straits Times Index rose 0.2%, and the Thai Set inclined 0.2%. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was flat.

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