Major Asian indices are trading on a negative note on the last working day. Markets await BOJ’s monetary policy statement. USD/JPY hits fresh 2-week low ahead of BOJ.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was trading 0.40 percent lower at 16,411 points.
South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.08 percent higher at 2,022.21 points.
Shanghai composite index to open down 0.1 pct at 2,992.54 points and China's CSI300 index to open down 0.1 pct at 3,217.19 points.
Hong Kong’s Hang seng was trading 0.55 percent lower at 22,052.15 points.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was trading 0.04 percent higher at 5,558 points.