Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower in the early deals on Thursday, due to weak cues overnight from Wall Street and the fall in crude oil prices to its lowest levels in almost six years. The U.S. Federal Reserve in its monetary policy announcement left interest rates unchanged and reiterated its pledge to remain patient in beginning to normalize monetary policy. The Japan slipped on sympathy following the weak lead overnight from Wall Street and a stronger yen. Investors were also digesting weak Japan retail sales data. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Shanghai,, South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan are all trading in negative territory.
Nikkei 225 tumbled by 76.53 points or 0.43% to 17,719.20, KOSPI Index dipped 4.60 points or 0.23% to 1,957.14, Hang Seng shaded 292.57 points or 1.18% to 24,569.24, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI crumbled 11.77 points or 0.66% to 1,784.11, Jakarta Composite declined 7.74 points or 0.15% to 5,261.11, Shanghai Composite decreased 37.90 points or 1.15% to 3,267.84 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 85.06 points or 0.89% to 9,425.86
On the flip side, Straits Times was up by 6.63 points or 0.19% to 3,425.78.
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