Asian equities lose ground for third straight session on Wednesday

11 Apr 2012 Evaluate

Stock markets across Asia continued to lose ground for the third straight session on Wednesday as barring the benchmark in Taiwan, most equity indices in the region are trading with losses of around half to one percent. The pessimistic global sentiments spilled over into Asian markets as markets participants largely remained influenced by the disappointing overnight close in US and European markets. The US markets registered their biggest one day fall in the year 2012 on Tuesday as they got battered for the fifth successive session amid concerns about European debt crisis resurfacing after borrowing costs for Euro-zone nations rose ahead of the start of first quarter earnings season.

The benchmark in China after trading on a positive note for a brief period have pruned their gains and are trading with moderate cuts of around one third of a percent. The Japanese shares too plunged around a percent and slipped below the psychological 9,450 levels as renewed worries over global growth weighed on Japanese exporters.

Shanghai Composite lost 7.12 points or 0.31% to 2,298.74, Hang Seng plummeted 270.49 points or 1.33% to 20,085.75, Jakarta Composite shed 16.09 points or 0.39% to 4,133.71, Nikkei 225 plunged 91.27 points or 0.96% to 9,446.75, Straits Times sank 26.51 points or 0.89% to 2,955.93

On the flipside only Taiwan Weighted gained 13.76 points or 0.18% to 7,654.44

Stock markets in Malaysia remained closed on Wednesday on account of a nationwide holiday for Installation of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. The South Korean markets also were shut for a holiday due to Assembly Members Election Day.

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