Asian mkts close mixed; Nikkei up 50 pts

Asian markets closed mixed. Hang Seng ended at 25,742.23, up 123.37 points or 0.48%. Nikkei 225 Average was up 50.13 points or 0.35% to finish at 14,269.61. Jakarta Composite rose 1.71% or 42.12 points at 2,510.96.

Taiwan Weighted was up 97.79 points or 1.06% at 9,295.20. Straits Times was up 34.06 points or 1.05% at 3,241.49.

However, Seoul Composite lost 0.19% or 3.51 points at 1,885.37. Shanghai Composite closed at 3,604.761, down 19.472 points or 0.54%.

Asian mkts trading mixed; Nikkei up, Shanghai down

Asian markets were trading mixed. Hang Seng was up 0.72% or 185.27 points at 25,804.13. Nikkei 225 Average rose 82.86 points or 0.58% at 14,302.34.

Jakarta Composite went up 17.88 points or 0.72% at 2,486.72. Taiwan Weighted was up 0.66% or 60.60 points at 9,258.01.

However, Seoul Composite fell 0.26% or 4.99 points at 1,883.89. Shanghai was down 29.85 points or 0.81% at 3595.28.