Asian indices down, European markets trending up

 
In Asian markets today, South Korea’s Kospi fell nearly 1.8 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped over 1.9 per cent.
In European markets, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.6 per cent, while Germany’s DAX was trading 0.7 per cent up, when reports last came in. On economic front, United Kingdom’s real gross domestic product grew by 0.4 per cent in July, following a 0.3 per cent expansion in June, according to the figures released today by the Office for National Statistics.