Hong Kong rose 3%, while Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Manila, Bangkok and Jakarta were also up. Wellington and Mumbai dipped, while Shanghai and Taipei were still closed for holidays
GPIF managed 199.3 trillion yen of assets as of the end of December and its return on overall assets was 2.81% over the three-month period, it said in a statement.
Major assets that went public over the last year and are now trading below their listing price include Didi Global, Coupang and Auto1 Group
The stock dipped as much as 5% in after-hours trading after the vehicle manufacturer's fourth-quarter income fell short of analysts' expectations
The company, which runs Foxtel, The Australian, the Herald Sun and The Daily Telegraph, said net income came in flat at $262 million
Overseas markets are expected to recover after the lunar new year holiday and the Beijing Winter Olympics, Japan's top steelmaker said
But Nifty 50 components Tech Mahindra and Adani Ports slumped 4.2% and 2.3% respectively after posting disappointing quarterly numbers
The coffee chain missed estimates on adjusted earnings as wage and commodity inflation contributed to higher operating costs
The Future Fund reduced its exposure to stocks to 31% as it warned that inflation and rising interest rates could imperil future equity gains
Third-quarter earnings figures contrasted with the previous year, which had benefited from high trading activity thanks to a massive injection of cash into capital markets by the Fed.
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Developer and its chairman sold a Shanghai hotel and a stake in a Hong Kong development, respectively, for a total of $836 million