Asian equity markets showed a mixed closing on Thursday, with Japanese stocks dropped as investors traded cautiously ahead of the US Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that starts later in the day. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will speak on Friday at the symposium and investors will keep a close eye on her remarks for clues about the outlook for US interest rates. Meanwhile, China stocks ended at their lowest in nearly two weeks as banks and property companies eased after the government imposed stricter rules on lending to head off growing risks in the financial system.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,068.33 | -17.55 | -0.57 |
Hang Seng | 22,826.87 | 6.09 | 0.03 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,454.12 | 50.12 | 0.93 |
KLSE Composite | 1,680.30 | -1.76 | -0.10 |
Nikkei 225 | 16,555.95 | -41.35 | -0.25 |
Straits Times | 2,876.93 | 7.36 | 0.26 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,042.92 | -0.84 | -0.04 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,115.47 | 98.09 | 1.09 |