Current Market Update

Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets:

Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 1.7%

Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.7%

Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.4% (at break)

Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.4%

Seoul (Kospi) up 1.1%

Mumbai (Sensex) up 0.1% Taipei (Taiex) down 0.3%