Strong earnings from Boeing, GM, others send stocks higher

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as a weak lead from Wall Street and disappointing earnings reports dented investor sentiment. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 dipped 0.1 percent to 18,530.65 while South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.5 percent to 2,032.59. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.8 percent to 22,790.35 and China's Shanghai Composite index was nearly unchanged at 3,321.34. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.1 percent to 5,240.80. ANALYST'S TAKE: "The wea...