Asian markets were trading mixed this morning.

Asian markets were trading mixed this morning. The Nikkei in Tokyo was up 271 points or 2% at 13,811 while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong shed 87 points or 0.3% at 25,593. The Kospi in Seoul rose 19 points or 1% at 1818 while the Straits Times in Singapore was flat at 3176.