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Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after Fed chair inflation comments
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A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve chair made comments that indicated inflation still isn't under control. - photo by AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve chair made comments that indicated inflation still isn't under control. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.9% to finish at 33,264.88. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.6% to 7,195.50.