Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 1.6 percent at 38,202.37 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.8 percent at 18,334.94
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.6 percent at 3,128.48 (close)
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.4 percent at 8,348.50
Dollar/yen: UP at 155.32 yen from 154.68 yen on Tuesday
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0745 from $1.0758
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2487 from $1.2509
Euro/pound: UP at 86.05 from 85.98 pence
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.9 percent at $77.71 per barrel
Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 0.9 percent at $82.43 per barrel
New York - Dow: UP 0.1 percent at 38,884.26 (close)
Source: AFP