FxWirePro: Asian markets noticeably down, gold hovers around $1,530 mark

All the major Asian indices were trading on a lower note on Wednesday. Gold was trading around $1,528 mark while silver was trading around $18.48 mark.

Japan’s Nikkei was trading 0.40 pct lower at 22,011.55 points.

Australia’s S&P/ASX200 was trading 0.43 pct lower at 6,720.82 points.

Hong Kong's hang seng index was trading 1.02 percent lower at 26,012.88 points.

India’s NSE Nifty was trading 0.98 pct lower at 11,474.55 points while BSE sensex was trading 1.04 points lower at 38,692.77 points.

South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.93 pct lower at 2,081.42 points.

Taiwan’s stocks was trading 0.68 pct lower 10,843.57 points.