Hong Kong stocks fall as Asian markets rise

Stock markets in Asia are moving in different directions during Thursday morning trading.

In Tokyo, Japan, the Nikkei 225 index is hovering around zero, while the Topix is up 0.1 percent.

China's Shenzhen is up 1.1 percent and the Shanghai stock exchange is up 0.4 percent.

The South Korean Kospi is up even more, by 2.1 percent.

Only the Hong Kong stock exchange's Hang Seng is lagging and is down 0.6 percent.