FxWirePro: Asian markets considerably down, gold jumps above $1,600 mark in early Asia

All the major Asian indices were trading on a lower note on Wednesday. Gold was trading around $1,590 mark while silver was trading around $18.54 mark.

Japan’s Nikkei was trading 1.60 pct lower at 23,201.50 points.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was trading 0.35 pct lower at 6,817.10 points.

Hong kong’s Hang seng was trading 0.92 pct lower at 28,062.00 points.

South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.80 pct lower at 2,159.91 points.

Taiwan’s TWII was trading 0.40 pct lower at 11,835.90 points.

India’s NSE was trading 0.60 pct lower at 11,980.25 points and BSE sensex 0.55 pct lower at 40,653.40 points.