Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded mixed on Thursday as Wall Street closed higher after the United States inflation cooled in February.

Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped by 1.06% at 3:17 am CET, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng decreased by 0.25% at 03:18 am CET and South Korea's Kospi added 0.68% at 3:19 am CET. The Shanghai Composite and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 traded flat, while the Shenzhen Composite decreased by 0.58% at 3:20 am CET.

The dollar traded flat against the yen at 3:21 am CET, selling for 148.12550.