Asian stocks ended in green on Tuesday as oil prices inched higher and after mixed US economic data helped ease worries about a possible rate hike by the Federal Reserve in November. Financials and commodity-related stocks paced the gainers, even as underlying sentiment remained somewhat cautious ahead of a slew of Chinese data due on Wednesday and the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday. Japanese shares ended modestly higher ahead of the earnings season starting later this week. Chinese stocks ended higher as Shanghai's US dollar-denominated B shares stabilized following the previous day's sell-off.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,083.88 | 42.71 | 1.40 |
Hang Seng | 23,394.39 | 356.85 | 1.55 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,430.05 | 19.74 | 0.36 |
KLSE Composite | 1,667.57 | 13.86 | 0.84 |
Nikkei 225 | 16,963.61 | 63.49 | 0.38 |
Straits Times | 2,830.63 | 13.56 | 0.48 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,040.43 | 12.82 | 0.63 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,222.58 | 46.36 | 0.51 |