Asian stocks show mixed results after Yellen's hawkish comments

Source: Marketwatch
The equity markets across Asia closed lower outside China and Japan on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that December's monetary policy meeting would be a "live possibility" for a rate hike in the US. Japan's Nikkei rose 1%, the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 1.87%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged 0.1% lower. Meanwhile, the Australian S&P ASX dropped 0.94% and South Korea's Kospi declined 0.16%. 
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