Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street retreats from all-time highs WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

BANGKOK — (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street slipped a bit further from its record highs.

Oil prices fell while U.S. futures edged higher.

Chinese shares slipped even as China’s central bank governor told a high-level business conference in Beijing that the ailing property industry was showing signs of recovery and that the impact from defaults of dozens of developers was limited.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost 0.8% to 16,485.26 and the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.5% at 3,015.74.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.1% to 40,848.95 and the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2% to 7,799.10.

In Bangkok, the SET was little changed. India’s Sensex was up 0.3% and the Taiex in Taiwan also advanced 0.3%.

“Traders are keenly awaiting further guidance from Federal Reserve officials and key economic indicators from China, along with ongoing discussions around fiscal policies,” Anderson Alves of ActivTrades said in a commentary.

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell …