Summary The euro bought $1.3567 and 138.01 yen compared with $1.3570 and 137.97 yen.
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street provided a weak lead, while traders focus on the release of Chinese economic growth data later in the morning.
The dollar held on to the gains enjoyed in New York after US Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen suggested interest rates could rise earlier than expected if the jobs market continues to pick up.
Tokyo edged up 0.11 percent, Hong Kong was 0.10 percent higher, Seoul was flat, Shanghai dipped 0.10 percent and Sydney eased 0.14 percent.
Wall Street ended mixed on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq the big loser after the Fed said in a report that it thought some technology stocks appeared to be overvalued.
The tech-heavy index ended 0.54 percent lower, while the broad-based S&P 500 fell 0.19 percent and the Dow inched up 0.03 percent.
However, attention is now on Beijing, which is due to unveil closely watched gross domestic product figures for the April-June quarter.
Despite a pick-up in several indicators in recent weeks, including on manufacturing, a survey by AFP predicts the economy failed to accelerate.
China s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.4 percent in the three months to June from the same period last year, according to the median forecast in the survey of 17 economists.
On currency markets the dollar was at 101.73 yen in early Tokyo trade compared with 101.67 yen late in New York Tuesday and well up from the 101.50 yen earlier Tuesday in Asia.
The greenback got a lift after Yellen told lawmakers in Capitol Hill that the central bank could implement interest rate increases "sooner and be more rapid than currently envisioned" if the jobs market strengthens further.
The latest data from the Labor Department showed the world s number one economy added far more jobs than expected in June, while the unemployment rate dipped.
But she added that the direction of interest rates "likely would be more accommodative than currently anticipated" if economic performance is disappointing.
The euro bought $1.3567 and 138.01 yen compared with $1.3570 and 137.97 yen.
Oil prices were mixed. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for August delivery rose 34 cents to $100.30 while Brent crude for August eased 13 cents to $105.89.
Gold fell to $1,296.82 an ounce at 0155 GMT compared with $1,312.34 late Tuesday.