Asian markets are trading mixed this morning. The Nikkei in Tokyo was down 14 points at 12,764 while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong climbed 163 points or 0.8% at 21,219. The Kospi in Seoul added 8 points to 1498 while the Straits Times in Singapore was nearly flat at 2709.
The Shanghai Composite in Shanghai was down 14 points at 2336 while the Taiex in Taiwan jumped 113 points to 7077.
