ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 457.96 points or -1.10% to 40,998.27 • Shanghai increased 4.28 points or 0.12% to 3,597.94 • Hang Seng increased 173.78 points or 0.68% to 25,562.13 • ASX 200 increased 30.80 points or 0.36% to 8,697.70•Sensex降低了572.07