2017.05.2418:00:00UTC+00South Korea Rate Decision On Tap For Thursday

The Bank of Korea will wrap up its monetary policy meeting on Thursday and then announce its decision on interest rates, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

The central bank is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 1.25 percent.

Hong Kong will release April figures for imports, exports and trade balance. In March, imports were worth 364.16 billion HKD and exports were at 321.89 billion HKD for a trade deficit of 42.27 billion HKD.

Finally, the markets in Indonesia are closed on Thursday for Ascension Day, and will re-open on Friday.