Asian markets are mixed after a slow day on Wall St ahead of US inflation update WSOC TV [Video]

BANGKOK — (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stock indexes held at a near standstill ahead of some potentially market-moving reports.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.9% to 17,144.54, while the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.3% to 3,088.25.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gave up 0.4% to 39,616.51 and the S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney gained 0.4%, to 7,854.30.

India’s Sensex advanced 0.4% and the SET in Bangkok climbed 0.7%.

Markets in South Korea were closed for an election.

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 edged up 0.1% to 5,209.91 after barely budging the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped less than 0.1%, to 38,883.67, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%, to 16,306.64.

Later Wednesday the U.S. will release its highly anticipated update on inflation at the consumer level. This week will also bring other reports on inflation, and big U.S. companies will begin reporting how much profit they made during the first three months of …