Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Shares were up in Japan, while stocks slipped in South Korea and Australia, with gains indicated for equity markets in China and Hong Kong. The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of NSE Nifty 50 Index’s performance in India, traded 0.1 percent higher at 11,148 as of 7:10 a.m.
Asian stocks opened higher after another bout of strong earnings results buoyed U.S. equities. Treasuries were steady, as was the dollar and the offshore yuan, while the yen slipped. – Neal Bhai Reports (NBR)