Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors took a wait-and-see stance ahead of earnings reports and possible moves by central banks, the Associated Press reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.2% to finish at 28,606.76. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up nearly 0.1% to 7,365.50. South Korea's Kospi gained less than 0.1% to 2,573.58. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1.2% to 20,410.16. The Shanghai Composite shed 0.6% to 3,371.66. In energy trading, benchmark US crude fell 47 cents to $80.39 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude declined 44 cents to $84.33 a barrel. In currency trading, the US dollar rose to 134.73 Japanese yen from 134.12 yen. The euro fell to $1.0951 from $1.0975.