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Asian markets are in mixed territory Tuesday.   

The Nikkei index in Tokyo finished the trading day 0.2% lower. Sydney’s S&P/ASX index is up 0.8%. The KOSPI index in Seoul plunged 2.4%, and Taipei’s TSEC index closed 0.6% lower.   

In late afternoon trading, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong is down 0.2%, Shanghai’s Composite is up 0.1%, and Mumbai’s Sensex is up 0.5%.  

In commodities trading, gold is trading at $2,011.40 an ounce, up 0.6%.  U.S. crude oil is selling at $42.62 a barrel, down 0.6%, and Brent crude oil selling at $45.15 an ounce, down 0.4%. 

All three major U.S. indices are trending negatively in futures trading.