SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Wednesday trade, with some markets in the region closed for holidays.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 led losses among the region’s major markets as it closed 1.9% lower at 6,931.70.

Mainland Chinese stocks were mixed, with the Shanghai composite down 0.68% while the Shenzhen component advanced 0.151%.

The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 1.28% to end the trading day at 28,044.45 while the Topix index slipped 0.66% to close at 1,895.24.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.33%.

In corporate developments, shares of Singapore Airlines were down 2.67% in Wednesday afternoon trade, with the firm set to announce its full-year results later in the day.

Markets in Hong Kong and South Korea are closed on Wednesday for holidays.

Oil prices slipped in the afternoon of Asia trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures down 0.79% to $68.17 per barrel. U.S. crude futures shed 0.86% to $64.93 per barrel.

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 89.717 following a recent slip from above 90.

The Japanese yen traded at 108.93 per dollar, having strengthened yesterday from above 109 against the greenback. The Australian dollar traded at $0.7789, higher than levels around $0.774 seen earlier this week.