Asian markets mixed, gold trades flat at $1,560 mark

All the major Asian indices were trading on a mixed note on Friday. Gold was trading around $1,560 mark while silver was trading around $17.78 mark.

Japan’s Nikkei was trading 0.20 pct higher at 23,844.50 points.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was trading 0.15 pct higher at 7,098.10 points.

Hong kong’s Hang seng was trading 0.03 pct lower at 27,901.00 points.

India’s NSE was trading 0.50 pct higher at 12,241.85 points and BSE sensex 0.47 pct higher at 41,575.43 points.

Taiwan, China, Singapore and South Korean markets will remain close.