Asian markets: Japan's Nikkei-225 gains 0.6 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index falls 0.4 percent

World stocks and bond yields today stalled as markets anticipated crucial U.S. inflation data which could give signals on how soon the Federal Reserve will end its aggressive rate hikes. The Asian markets ended mixed. Japan's Nikkei-225 gained 0.6 percent, China's Shanghai Composite index rose 0.4 per cent and South Korea's Kospi index added 0.1 percent. However, Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.9 percent and Singapore's Straits Times index fell 0.4 p...