The Bank of Japan (BoJ) released its Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI) data on late Thursday evening. Producer prices in Japan rose 0.2% in May, after a 0.4% fall in April. April's figure was revised down from a 0.3% decline.

Export prices were flat in May, while import prices increased 0.3%.

On a yearly basis, producer prices slid 4.2% in May, after a 4.2% drop in April.

Export prices dropped 4.5% year-on-year in May, while import prices plunged 13.1%.