Asian markets end on mixed note, European indices trading up

 
Most Asian stock markets ended on a mixed note today. South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.8 per cent, Singapore’s Strait Times index declined 2.2 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged down marginally. Conversely, Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed over 2.3 per cent, Taiwan’s Taiex rose nearly five per cent and China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.3 per cent. 
 
In European markets, Germany’s DAX rose nearly one per cent, and London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.8 per cent, when reports last came in.