South Korea's KOSPI index widened intraday losses to 3.00%, trading at 8,221.88.

BOJ's quarterly Tankan showed large manufacturers' sentiment rose to 22 in June from 17, beating economists' forecasts. Large non-manufacturers' sentiment climbed to 37, the strongest since 1991. Firms' five-year annual inflation expectations increased to 2.6%, the highest since 2014. The BOJ, which monitors firms' price-expectation measures closely, said the readings support the case for continued rate hikes. The survey covered a period that included a sharp global oil-price spike after the outbreak of the Iran war.

AT&T(T.N)下跌4%，股价跌至2024年9月以来最低。