Asian equity markets ended mostly in red on Wednesday after oil prices took another tumble overnight and encouraging Japanese and Chinese data weakened the case for additional stimulus, at least in the near-term. Oil prices regained some lost ground in Asian deals on a weaker dollar, helping cap losses across the region. Chinese shares ended marginally higher after country's consumer price inflation rose at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in November, matching forecasts and easing concerns over domestic demand. Producer prices fell for the 45th straight month, but the annual 5.9 percent decline came in line with expectations. However, Japanese shares hit over one-month low after the dollar fell below the 123 yen line overnight. A surprise big jump in core machinery orders helped ease concerns about weakness in capital spending, but dimmed the chances of further policy easing in the near term. Core machinery orders jumped 10.7 percent in October from the previous month, widely beating estimates for a 1.5 percent decline. Hong Kong shares weakened, driven by sluggish global markets and investor caution ahead of an expected US rate hike next week.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,472.44 | 2.37 | 0.07 |
| Hang Seng | 21,803.76 | -101.37 | -0.46 |
| Jakarta Composite | - | - | - |
| KLSE Composite | 1,659.36 | -9.88 | -0.59 |
| Nikkei 225 | 19,301.07 | -191.53 | -0.98 |
| Straits Times | 2,861.19 | -14.48 | -0.52 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,948.24 | -0.80 | -0.04 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 8,229.62 | -114.24 | -1.37 |
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