Asian stocks trade sideways ahead of US holiday | iPolitics

MANILA, Philippines – Asian stock markets mostly traded sideways Tuesday after a lull in Wall Street’s record-breaking run ahead of a U.S. holiday.Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.5 per cent to 15,546.26 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.2 per cent to 23,735.29. China’s Shanghai Composite Index was nearly unchanged at 2,186.40. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.4 per cent to 5,371.30 […]