Asian Markets

Asian Markets
Asian markets trading higher on Thursday.

Nikkei Stock Average 225 up 0.71 pct at 11,168.91.
Hang Seng Index up 0.74 pct at 21,396.58.
KOSPI Index up 0.83 pct at 1,706.97.
Shanghai Composite Index up 0.43 pct at 3,122.46.

US Markets
US Markets ended lower on Wednesday.Dow Jones industrial average was down 51 points,down 0.47 percent, to 10,857 . The Standard & Poor's 500 index ended down at 1,169. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index ended down to settle 2,398 .