Hong Kong shares ended at a one-month high on Wednesday thanks to a tech rally.

The Hang Seng Index climbed 1.4 percent, or 340 points, to close at 24,681, for its fourth straight day of gains.

Mainland stocks finished lower, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.29 percent to 3,955.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed almost one percent lower at 14,779.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.21 percent to finish at 3,804, while the Star Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 3.48 percent lower at 2,185.

There were gains elsewhere in the region as tech firms bounced back following a softer-than-expected US inflation print that soothed worries about a possible interest rate hike this month.

The Nikkei in Tokyo put on 1,008 points, or nearly 1.5 percent, at 68,751.

The Kospi in Seoul jumped as much as seven percent at one point before closing 6.2 percent higher at 7,284. (Agencies)


Edited by Aaron Tam