Stocks muted amid Greek deadlock

Asian stock markets were muted today as talks dragged on to resolve a massive debt mess in Greece before it explodes into a wider financial crisis.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.2% to 8,916.09. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.3% to 1,979.30 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 0.6% higher at 20,826.19.