ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 658. 04 points or 1. 35% to 49, 299. 65 • Shanghai increased 27. 901 points or 0. 71% to 3, 950. 312 • Hang Seng increased 192. 17 points or 0. 74% to 26, 160. 15 • ASX 200 decreased 13. 80 points or -0. 15% to 9, 019. 00 • SENSEX decreased 344. 52 points or [.].