The Asian markets concluded Friday’s trade in red, with Hong Kong benchmark index ending eight-day winning streak, amid a rout that saw a gauge of worldwide equities slump the most in six months. Activity in China's vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July, while industry surveys across Asia showed a pick-up in export orders that hinted at a long-awaited revival in global trade. China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.7 in July - the strongest since April 2012 and up from 51 in June. The upbeat result was echoed in the HSBC/Markit China measure of manufacturing which climbed to an 18-month peak of 51.7, from June's 50.7. South Korean Trade Balance fell to a seasonally adjusted 2.52B, from 5.50B in the preceding quarter. South Korean CPI fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.6%, from 1.7% in the preceding month. Thai CPI fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.16%, from 2.35% in the preceding month.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2185.30 | -16.26 | -0.74 |
Hang Seng | 24532.43 | -224.42 | -0.91 |
Jakarta Composite | 5088.80 | -9.84 | -0.19 |
KLSE Composite | 1863.34 | -8.02 | -0.43 |
Nikkei 225 | 15523.11 | -97.66 | -0.63 |
Straits Times | 3344.42 | -29.64 | -0.88 |
KOSPI Composite | 2073.10 | -3.02 | -0.15 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9266.51 | -49.34 | -0.53 |