Most Asian stock indices displayed mixed trends today. South Korea’s Kospi index plunged over 3.6 per cent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index fell more than 0.4 per cent, and Taiwan’s Taiex index dipped marginally. Conversely, Singapore’s Strait Times index as well as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined a quarter of a per cent. Meanwhile, Japan’s market remained closed on account of a holiday.
In European markets, Germany’s DAX gained 0.8 per cent, while London’s FTSE 100 also added nearly 0.8 per cent, when reports last came in.
