The Asian markets have opened on a mixed note. The Hang Seng has slipped 84 points to 19,418. The Nikkei has advanced 127 points (1.5%) to 9,522.

The Shanghai Composite has dropped 15 points to 3,252.

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The Straits Times and the Seoul Composite are flat at 2,453 and 1,483, respectively.

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