ST:Asian shares mixed, dollar up after Wall St losses
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed in quiet trade on Wednesday following another record close on Wall Street, while the euro rallied after a deal was agreed in Germany to form a coalition government.
Investors seemed little moved in early exchanges by news that two US B-52 bombers flew over a disputed area of the East China Sea without telling Beijing, in a challenge to China's newly declared air defence identification zone.
Tokyo slipped 0.42 per cent, or 65.61 points, to 15,449.63 and Sydney eased 0.45 per cent, or 24.1 points, to 5,332.9 but Seoul ended up 0.31 per cent, or 6.17 points, at 2,028.81 points, while Shanghai added 0.82 per cent, or 18.00 points, to 2,201.07.
Hong Kong climbed 0.53 per cent, or 125.07 points, to 23,806.35.
