Asian markets closed mixed on today with Japanese stocks dragged down by disappointing economic news, while optimism about interest rates boosted shares in other parts of the region. Most shrugged off the terror threat in Britain.Autos, banking stocks and some electronics stocks led the decline in Japan, where the benchmark Nikkei 225 index dipped 65.89 points, or 0.42%, to close at 15,565.02 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.The slight drop came after Japan's Cabinet Office announced the world's second-largest economy grew at a 0.8% annual rate during the April-June quarter. It was the sixth straight quarter of expansion, but it was weaker than expected.In currencies, the dollar was trading at 115.69 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market late Friday, up from 115.27 yen late Thursday in New York. The euro rose to 1.2788 from 1.2784.In Hong Kong, shares edged higher as abundant liquidity and optimism about a revival in the city's property market fueled investor interest. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 27.81 points, or 0.2%, to 17,249.9.Thai shares rose 1.5% on rebounding energy and bank stocks. The Stock Exchange of Thailand's SET index closed up 10.30 points at the day's high of 708.42.