Nikkei down over 1 pct, gold and silver marginally higher in early hours of Asia

Asian markets were trading on a mixed note on Thursday. Important to note that Taiwan, China and South Korea’s markets remain closed today.

Gold and silver were trading marginally higher in early hours of Asia. Gold was trading around $1,323 and silver was trading around $19.01 marks.  

Japan’s Nikkei 225 was trading 1.39 percent lower at 16,384.42 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was trading 0.55 percent higher at 23,323.24 points.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was trading 0.16 percent lower at 5,220.10 points.