Asia-Pacific markets mixed as tech rally on Wall Street wanes

News Snapshot:

Japan -0.82%. Japan Q1 GDP +0.7% q/q (flash was just +0.4%), Japan's annualized GDP for the first quarter was revised to 2.7%. China +0.46%. Hong Kong -0.07%. Australia -0.23%. Australian April Exports -5% m/m (prior 4%) & Imports 2% m/m (prior 2%), the country's trade surplus fell more than expected to A$11.16 billion ($7.44 billion) in April. India +0.22%. India's central bank has held rates at 6.5% for the second straight time, in line with expectations. New Zealand Q1 data: Manufacturing sales volumes -2.1% q/q. In the U.S., all three major indexes ended mixed on Wednesday. The Dow industrial average...