Tokyo's main index climbs in mixed Asian trading
Japanese stocks were mostly more buoyant despite mixed tones in Asian equities today, as the major benchmarks in the region rose while smaller indices posted declines. The Nikkei is mainly taking a cue from better Chinese stocks - Hang Seng in particular is boosted by tech and insurance stocks, helping sentiment.
There isn't much else to gather from the mixed tones in Asia as risk sentiment remains rather tepid. US equity futures are trading flat on the day so far and the late recovery in Friday trade should see European equities open around flat to mildly higher levels, given the backdrop of a more positive session for Chinese stocks.
