Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga takes a catch to dismiss Pakistan's Umar Akmal during their first ODI (One Day International) cricket match in Hambantota August 23, 2014.
Japan's Nikkei was up 0.3%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was flat.
Korea's Kospi was down 0.1%.
Chicago's CME/Globex suspended futures trading until 10 p.m. Eastern due to a technical glitch on its exchange.
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