Asian markets were trading mixed Thursday.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index finished 0.9% higher. The S&P/ASX index in Australia was up 0.8%. South Korea’s KOSPI index gained 1.3%, and the TSEC index in Taiwan finished 0.4%.In late afternoon trading, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is down 0.9%. Shanghai’s Composite index is 0.6% lower, and the Sensex in Mumbai is down 0.2%.In commodities trading, gold is selling at $1,935.20 an ounce, down 0.4%. U.S. crude oil is trading at $41.40 an ounce, down 0.2%, and the global benchmark Brent crude is trading at $44.25 an ounce, down 0.4%.The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are all trending negatively in futures trading. 
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