FxWirePro: Asian markets slightly down, gold back above $1,500 mark

All the major Asian indices were trading on a lower note on Friday. Gold was trading around $1,502 mark while silver was trading around $17.83 mark.

Japan’s Nikkei was trading 0.02 pct higher at 22,755.50 points.

Hang seng was trading 0.50 pct lower at 26,662.50 points.

South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.20 pct lower at 2,081.67 points.

Taiwan’s TWII was trading 0.30 pct lower at 11,287.62 points.

India’s Nifty was trading 0.09 pct lower at 11,570.10 points and BSE sensex was trading 0.08 pct lower at 38,990.78 points.