Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as Bank of Japan keeps its monetary policy unchanged

Asian shares are mixed after a seven-week winning streak on Wall Street cooled

BANGKOK -- Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a seven-week winning streak on Wall Street cooled.

U.S. futures were flat and oil prices were little changed.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.4% to 33,219.39 after the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged, as expected. The dollar rose against the yen, climbing to 143.75 yen from 142.79.

The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney added 0.8% to 7,489.10, while South Korea's Kospi edged 0.1% higher to 2,568.55.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 1% to 16,469.32 and the Shanghai Composite index gained less than 0.1% to 2,932.39.