Asian markets mixed; Hang Seng up 0.67%; Nikkei down 0.47%
2009 April 23
Asian markets are trading mixed today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.67% or 99.28 points at 14,977.73. South Korea’s Seoul Composite added 0.43% or 5.87 points at 1,361.89.
However, Japan’s Nikkei declined 0.47% or 40.66 points at 8,686.64. China’s Shanghai Composite was flat 2,462.85. Singapore’s Straits Times was flat at 1,842.05. Taiwan’s Taiwan Weighted was flat 5,884.95.