A look around the region reveals that some cautious optimism is returning to markets, ahead of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision this afternoon:
•Japan (Nikkei): +0.7%
•Hong Kong: flat
•Shanghai: -0.2%
•Taiwan: +0.3%
•Korea: -0.05%
•ASX200: +0.05%
•Singapore: +0.5%
•New Zealand: -0.4%
