Asian equity markets ended mostly in green on Thursday, with sentiment supported by a late rebound on Wall Street overnight, higher oil prices and speculation about the Federal Reserve putting interest-rate increases on hold. Chinese shares closed higher, as yuan worries eased and China's central bank stepped up efforts to stave off potential liquidity squeeze heading into the week-long Lunar New Year holidays next week. Hong Kong stocks ended higher as energy shares surged on a rebound in oil prices, while an overnight tumble in the US dollar eased fears of capital outflows. However, Japanese shares bucked the uptrend to end at a one-week low as a result of a firmer yen and weak earnings forecasts from Panasonic and Hitachi. Taiwan Weighted was closed for the start of the long break for the Lunar New Year.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,781.02 | 41.78 | 1.53 |
| Hang Seng | 19,183.09 | 191.50 | 1.01 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,665.82 | 69.71 | 1.52 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,656.77 | 23.47 | 1.44 |
| Nikkei 225 | 17,044.99 | -146.26 | -0.85 |
| Straits Times | 2,558.49 | 7.75 | 0.30 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,916.26 | 25.59 | 1.35 |
| Taiwan Weighted | - | - | - |
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