All the Asian equity indices barring Shanghai Composite are trading lower in the morning deals on Wednesday, tracking cues from the US and European markets where the major averages plunged overnight after the International Monetary Fund slashed its global economic growth forecast for the year. The Japanese stock market declined sharply with investors indulging in some heavy selling across the board, following the overnight setback on Wall Street. The yen's advance against the greenback too contributed to the weakness. Japan had a current account surplus of 287.1 billion yen in August that beat forecasts for a surplus of 200 billion yen following the 416.7 billion yen surplus in July. Meanwhile, Shanghai Composite rose to a 19-month high, led by developers, after policy makers eased real-estate curbs for the first time since the global financial crisis. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong and Indonesia are notably lower. South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan are down slightly, while Shanghai is up marginally.
Nikkei 225 tumbled by 214.01 points or 1.36% to 15,569.82, Hang Seng contracted 162.18 points or 0.69% to 23,260.34, KOSPI Index decreased by 0.73 points or 0.04% to 1,972.18, Straits Times slipped 12.23 points or 0.38% to 3,231.76, Jakarta Composite dipped 43.64 points or 0.87% to 4,989.20, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined by 6.42 points or 0.35% to 1,827.12 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 20.14 points or 0.22% to 9,020.67.
On the flip side, Shanghai Composite was up by 6.99 points or 0.30% to 2,370.86.
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