LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Here are the latest trading levels for Asia’s major stock markets:

Tokyo (Nikkei Average ) up 0.2%
; Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index ) down 0.2%
; Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index ) up 0.2%
; Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 ) up 0.4% (closed)
; Seoul (Kospi ) down 0.4%
; Mumbai (Sensex ) down 0.4%
; Taipei (Taiex ) down 0.1%

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