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Asian markets end in green on Tuesday

18 Oct 2016 Evaluate

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