Asian markets mixed in morning trades

Asian markets are trading mixed this morning, in spite of cues from the US markets.

The Hang Seng has added 136 points to 20,947.

The Seoul Composite and the Taiwan Weighted are flat at 1,723 and 7,955, respectively.

However, the Straits Times has dropped 28 points (1%) to 2,916. The Shanghai Composite is down 15 points at 2,855.