Asian equities end lower on profit booking

16 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mostly in negative terrain on Friday as investors booked their gains before the weekend, though Japanese stocks rose narrowly to clinch a sixth straight week of gains as technology firms advanced, while Chinese shares rebounded on bargain-buying after two days of losses. However, Hong Kong stocks sagged a day after the Bank of Communications, China's fifth-largest lender, announced it will issue shares to meet requirements for capital adequacy by China's banking regulator.

Asian Indices

Last Trade

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,404.74

30.96

1.30

Hang Seng

21,317.85

-35.68

-0.17

Jakarta Composite

4,028.54

-11.44

-0.28

KLSE Composite

1,571.40

-7.98

-0.51

Nikkei 225

10,129.83

6.55

0.06

Straits Times

3,010.68

-15.16

-0.50

Seoul Composite

2,034.44

-9.32

-0.46

Taiwan Weighted

8,054.94

-66.68

-0.82

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