Major Asian indices displayed mixed trends today. China’s Shanghai Composite Index gained over half percent, South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.42 percent, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index added 0.21 percent. Meanwhile, Singapore’s Straits Times index fell over 0.3 percent and Japan’s Nikkei shed 0.16 percent.

Major European Indices were trading in positive territory. Germany’s DAX rose over 0.2 percent, France’s CAC 40 added 0.1 percent, and London’s FTSE was trading marginally up 0.04 percent when reports last came in.