Stock Market Today: Asian Shares Mixed, Tokyo Falls as Bank of Japan Adjusts Bond Purchase Policy

People walk across an intersection near monitors showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on July 27, 2023. Hiro Komae/AP Photo

BANGKOK—Asian shares were mixed on Friday after the Bank of Japan adjusted its bond purchase policy but kept its negative benchmark interest rate unchanged.

Tokyo and Sydney slipped while Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced. U.S. futures were lower and oil prices fell.