MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.4 percent, after tumbling 2.4 per cent
S&P 500 fell for the fourth time in five sessions, but was still within 1 per cent of its record closing high set earlier this month
Hong Kong stocks slid 0.8 per cent as investors sold financials, while Japanese markets led gainers, rising 0.6 per cent
Japan's Nikkei erased earlier gains to trade 0.1 percent lower, set for a weekly loss of 2.6 per cent
Yen rose 0.6 per cent to one-month high of 100.60 to the dollar
Nikkei slipped 0.8% in early trade, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2%
Kospi loses 0.3%, Nikkei fell 0.5% and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.2%
Japan's Nikkei climbed 3.5%, its biggest daily gain in three months, following a clear win by the government in upper house elections
Nikkei soared 0.8%, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2%
Nikkei index rose 0.3%, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.2%
Investors paused after a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the EU in this week's referendum
Nikkei gained 1.7%, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5%
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.1%, while Nikkei reversed losses to rise 0.7%
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4% while Japan's Nikkei rose 1.7%
Nikkei edges 0.1% lower, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2%
Nikkei dropped 0.5%, while MSCI's broadest of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.5% in early trade
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, along with Nikkei fell 0.3%
While the Nikkei was trading flat, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1%
Chicago-listed futures point to 2.6% gains in Nikkei, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares rose 0.6%