Asian equity markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday, with markets in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan bearing the brunt of the selling, after US stocks fell sharply to hit a three-week low overnight in reaction to falling oil prices, weak Chinese and UK manufacturing data and downgrades to GDP and inflation forecasts from the European Commission. Chinese shares closed largely unchanged despite resource shares coming under selling pressure in the wake of a regulatory crackdown to curb speculation in commodities markets. Japanese markets were closed for the Greenery day public holiday.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,991.27 | -1.37 | -0.05 |
| Hang Seng | 20,525.83 | -151.11 | -0.73 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,822.60 | 10.33 | 0.21 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,657.58 | 6.14 | 0.37 |
| Nikkei 225 | - | - | - |
| Straits Times | 2,773.07 | -38.13 | -1.36 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,976.71 | -9.70 | -0.49 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 8,185.47 | -108.65 | -1.31 |