Markets were steady following the submarine launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea. But South Korea's Kospi fell 0.2 percent to 2,045.77 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 0.7 percent to 22,848.38. TENSIONS IN KOREAS: Rattling nerves in northeast Asia, North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine early Wednesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.2 percent to 2,186.90 and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3 percent to 5,260.08. CURRENCIES: The dollar gained to 100.36 yen from 100.30 yen while the euro fell to $1.1299 from $1.1304.

Source: ABC News August 23, 2016 14:13 UTC