FxWirePro: Asian markets noticeably higher, gold flat at $1,245 mark

All the major Asian indices were trading on a higher note on Thursday. Gold was trading around $1,244 mark while silver was trading around $14.70 mark.

Japan’s Nikkei was trading 0.97 pct higher at 21,812.50 points.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was trading 0.40 pct higher at 5,676.40 points.

Shanghai composite index to open up 0.2 pct at 2,607.14 points and China's CSI300 index to open up 0.3 pct at 3,178.89 points.

Taiwanese stock was trading around 0.56 percent higher at 9,869.45 points.

Hong Kong’s Hang seng was trading 1.45 pct higher at 26,565.25 points.

South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.72 percent higher at 2,097.55 points.

India’s NSE Nifty was trading around 0.66 percent higher at 10,808.58 points while BSE Sensex was trading 0.70 points higher at 36,038.55 points.