Major Asian indices displayed a mixed trend today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged over 1.1 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite index rose one percent, and Singapore’s Straits Times index gained 0.8 percent. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei fell over 0.7 percent, and South Korea’s Kospi lost almost 0.6 percent. Major European indices were trading mixed. London’s FTSE was trading over 0.2 percent down, and France’s CAC fell around 0.1 percent, while Germany’s DAX was trading 0.1 percent up when reports last came in.