Asian Stocks Mixed as Traders Speculate on Bank of Japan Policy Shift
- Asian Markets Mixed - Japanese Stocks Drop as Yen Climbs
- Nikkei 225 dropped 2.2% as yen rallied 0.3% against dollar
- Speculation Bank of Japan may soon end negative interest rate policies
- Markets positioning for potential BoJ policy shift after data showed Japan avoided technical recession
- Analysts expect change in BoJ forward guidance and possibly end to yield curve control policy