Asian Markets turned mixed this morning. HSI rose the most by +1.06%, following robust earnings from tech giants like JD.com and Baidu. Chinese trade data will be released later this morning, which may give investors more confidence in the recovery of the Chinese markets. NIKKEI225 dipped by -0.55% mirroring the move in the US markets and at the same time, the JPY continued to weaken further despite two alleged intervention by the Japanese government to support the currency. STI dipped by -0.20% this morning as well, following a bigger than expected drop in non-oil domestic exports (NODEX).