Asian markets exhibited mixed trend today following the recent upmove. The Nikkei ended down 79 points to 17,665. The Taiwan Weighted index was down eights points at 8048, and the Seoul Composite index slipped two points to 1499. On the other hand, the Hang Seng has gained 121 points to 20,331. The Shanghai Composite index has advanced 22 points to 3421, and the Straits Times index added 12 points to 3412. |