Econintersect: Asia/Pacific markets are mostly up in midday trading (8 out of 11 major markets), led by Shanghai +1.4%. Europe was up cross the board on Wednesday and New York approached milestone levels.The three markets not in the green in the far east are Mumbai (-0.3%), New Zealand (-0.1%) and Sydney (-0.04%). The second and third biggest gainers among Asia/Pacific markets are Jakarta (+1%) and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo, which is up 0.8%.
Sources: GEI News and Yahoo Finance