Current Market Update

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

Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, +1.43% ) up 1.6% 

 Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.29% ) up 0.3% 

 Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.42% ) up 0.4% (at break) 

 Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.73% ) down 0.8% 

 Seoul (Kospi SEU, +1.02% ) up 1% 

 Mumbai (Sensex 1, +0.29% ) up 0.5% 

 Taipei (Taiex Y9999, +0.11% ) up 0.2%