Asian markets ended mostly in red on Tuesday, with the stocks falling for the first time in three days after valuations on the regional gauge climbed to the highest level this year. The cost of insuring Malaysian government bonds fell to a 15-month low on speculation an improving US outlook will bolster the Asian nation’s exports. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Malaysia’s central bank governor, commented on monetary policy and risks to inflation and growth. The governor stated that the country has to assess the situation as we go along. Japan’s corporate services price index (CSPI) remained unchanged at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.7%, compared to the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 3.6%. Singaporean Industrial Production rose to an annual rate of 3.3%, from 0.8% in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 0.4%.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2207.11 | -22.17 | -0.99 |
Hang Seng | 25074.50 | -92.41 | -0.37 |
Jakarta Composite | 5146.55 | -38.40 | -0.74 |
KLSE Composite | 1861.82 | -0.49 | -0.03 |
Nikkei 225 | 15521.22 | -92.03 | -0.59 |
Straits Times | 3323.02 | -7.26 | -0.22 |
KOSPI Composite | 2068.05 | 7.16 | 0.35 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9393.96 | 3.34 | 0.04 |