Shares in the Asia-Pacific fell on Thursday as investors await inflation data from the U.S. due later stateside.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan was 0.6% lower at 26,237.42 and the Topix was down 0.77% at 1,854.61. Toshiba's stock rose more than 9% after local media Kyodo reported a potential buyout and closed 7.38% higher. Japan's yen strengthened after touching 146.98 per dollar.
South Korea's Kospi shed 1.8% to 2,162.87 and the Kosdaq lost 2.99% to 651.59. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong traded 1.58% lower in the final hour of trade, with the Hang Seng Tech index down 3%.
Mainland China's stocks gave up gains — the Shanghai Composite was down 0.3% at 3,016.36 and the Shenzhen Component shed 0.192% to 10,817.67. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.07% at 6,642.60.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 1.03%. Thailand's market is closed for a holiday Thursday.
Economists expect U.S. consumer prices to have risen 0.3% in September from August, and 8.1% from the same period a year ago. In August, the CPI rose 0.1% from July and 8.3% compared with the year before.
U.S. stocks fell overnight, with the S&P 500 hitting its lowest close since November 2020.
— CNBC's Patti Domm, Carmen Reinicke and Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.