Asian Shares Mixed After US Inflation Report

Men wearing protective masks walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan on Nov. 11, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

TOKYO—Asian shares were mixed Thursday after a worrisome report on U.S. inflation that slammed into the bond market and knocked stocks lower on Wall Street.

In Japan, where investors are awaiting an economic stimulus package from newly elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the benchmark Nikkei 225 climbed 0.5 percent to 29,255.02. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.6 percent to 7,381.90. South Korea’s Kospi shed 0.4 percent to 2,917.44.