Asian Markets Update: Markets End Mixed Ahead of U.S. Election

TOKYO -- Asian stock markets ended mixed ahead of the U.S. presidential election Tuesday, as Japan and South Korea edged lower and Taiwan and Hong Kong managed to book gains.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 closed down 31.1 points, or 0.2%, at 15,340.3 and the Topix index, which includes all shares listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, fell 2.6, or 0.2%, to 1452.7.

Japanese tech shares turned in a mixed performance Tuesday, as Sony(SNE Quote) fell 220 yen, or 2.4%, to 9,140 ($85.05) and NEC (NIPNY Quote) ended up 55 yen, or 2.4%, at 2,340. ...