The Asian markets concluded Friday’s trade mostly in red, with the regional benchmark index paring its biggest monthly advance since September. Thailand Trade Balance fell to a seasonally adjusted -0.56B, from 3.48B in the preceding month. Japan’s industrial production fell to a seasonally adjusted -2.5%, from 0.7% in the preceding month while the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month remained unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 3.6%. Japanese Housing Starts fell to a seasonally adjusted -3.3%, from -2.9% in the preceding quarter while Japanese Household Spending fell to a seasonally adjusted -4.6%, from 7.2% in the preceding month. Japan’s National Core CPI rose to a seasonally adjusted 3.2%, from 1.3% in the preceding month while Tokyo’s core CPI, which excludes fresh food costs rose to at an annualized rate of 2.8%, from 2.7% in the preceding month.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2039.21 | -1.38 | -0.07 |
Hang Seng | 23081.65 | 71.51 | 0.31 |
Jakarta Composite | 4893.91 | -91.67 | -1.84 |
KLSE Composite | 1873.38 | -3.24 | -0.17 |
Nikkei 225 | 14632.38 | -49.34 | -0.34 |
Straits Times | 3295.85 | -4.86 | -0.15 |
KOSPI Composite | 1994.96 | -17.30 | -0.86 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9075.91 | -33.09 | -0.36 |