Asian stock traded mixed after the better-than-expected economic data from China. China's HSBC manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 50.8 in June from 49.4 in May. Analysts had expected an increase to 49.7.
The manufacturing purchasing managers' index in Japan climbed to 51.1 in June from 49.9 in May.
Indexes on the close:
Nikkei 225 15,369.28 +19.86 +0.13%
Hang Seng 22,804.81 -389.25 -1.68%
Shanghai Composite 2,024.37 -2.31 -0.11%
Olympus Corp. shares rose 4.9%.