ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 68. 83 points or -0. 14% to 50, 842. 93 • Shanghai decreased 15. 84 points or -0. 39% to 4, 002. 758 • Hang Seng increased 47. 35 points or 0. 18% to 26, 696. 41 • ASX 200 decreased 17. 10 points or -0. 19% to 8, 818. 80 • SENSEX increased 335. 97 points [.].