Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower in the early deals on Friday as troubles at a small Portuguese bank managed to wrong foot investors already made anxious by the US earnings season and a spate of disappointing economic data globally. On the regional front, the Japanese stock market declined, hurt by the overnight weakness in the US and European markets amid renewed worries about the financial situation in Portugal. Further, a slightly stronger yen too contributed to the down trend. Meanwhile, China’s stocks improved on speculation local governments are loosening property curbs to prevent economic growth from slowing further. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Shanghai and Singapore are trading modestly higher. Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan are trading notably lower, while, Hong Kong is trading marginally lower.
Nikkei 225 tumbled by 88.51 points or 0.58% to 15,127.96, Hang Seng slipped 8.36 points or 0.04% to 23,230.63, KOSPI Index declined by 14.31 points or 0.71% to 1,988.53, Jakarta Composite dropped 72.21 points or 1.42% to 5,025.80, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI contracted by 5.85 points or 0.31% to 1,886.77 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 50.57 points or 0.53% to 9,514.55.
On the flip side, Straits Times rose 13.74 points or 0.42% to 3,283.24 and Shanghai Composite was up by 7.06 points or 0.35% to 2,045.40.
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