FxWirePro: Asian markets noticeably down, gold back above $1,520 mark

All the major Asian indices were trading on a lower note on Thursday. Gold was trading around $1,521 mark while silver was trading around $17.32 mark.

Japan’s Nikkei was trading 1.68 pct lower at 20,320 mark.

Australia’s S&P/ASX200 was trading 2.66 pct lower at 6,421.55 points.

Hong Kong's hang seng index was trading 0.37 percent lower at 25,209.48 points.

Taiwan stock was trading 0.99 percent lower at 10,324.62 points.

South Korea and India markets will remain close for the day.