Most Asian Markets today ended with gains. Barring Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, which fell 0.48 per cent all other major asian markets ended in the positive territory. South Korea’s KOSPI index surged 1.49 per cent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.5 per cent, Singapore’s Straits Times index settled 0.42 per cent up, and China’s Shanghai Composite index added 0.04 per cent.
Major European indices were trading mixed in intra-day trade. Germany’s DAX was 0.17 per cent lower, however, London’s FTSE 100 had risen 0.01 per cent, and France’s CAC was up 0.01 per cent, when reports last came in.