Four out of five major Asian indices ended with gains today. Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.94 percent, Singapore’s Straits Times increased 0.37 percent, South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.35 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.25 percent. Whereas, China’s Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.44 percent.

 
In the European market, major indices are trading with losses today. Germany’s DAX tanked 1.07 percent, France’s CAC down by 0.79 percent, and London’s FTSE fell 0.17 percent, when the reports last came in.