Asian markets trading firm; Nikkei, Hang Seng up
March 31st, 2009
At 7:58 am (IST), Asian markets were trading firm. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.33% or 43.79 points at 13,500.12.
Japan’s Nikkei added 0.88% or 72.75 points at 8,308.83.
Singapore’s Straits Times advanced 0.64% or 10.74 points at 1,683.88.
South Korea’s Seoul Composite gained 1.92% or 23.03 points at 1,220.49.
Taiwan’s Taiwan Weighted was up 0.33% or 17.20 points at 5,223.25.
However, China’s Shanghai Composite fell 1.81% or 42.65 points at 2,315.38.