In Asia, markets were mostly lower Thursday,
In Japan, markets returned from a long weekend, the Nikkei 225 hurtling 495.04 points higher, or 0.8%, to 65,513.99.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng lost 72.99 points, or 0.3%, to 24,761.13
In other markets;
Markets in Korea were shuttered for holiday.
In Shanghai, the CSI index dumped 78.13 points, or 1.7%, to 4,438.15
In Singapore, the Straits Times index dipped 26.54 points, or 0.5%, to 5,683.37
In Taiwan, the Taiex index eased 132.69 points, or 0.3%, to 48,024.60.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 nosed upwards 3.07 points, or 0.02%, to 13,824.83
In Australia, the ASX 200 shed 63.27 points, or 0.7%, to 8,702.02.
