Asian equity markets ended mostly in green on Wednesday, helped by Wall Street's record run, even as the dollar's strength and rising bond yields implied faster-than-expected rate hikes by the Federal Reserve going forward. Oil prices traded slightly lower in Asian deals after reports that Iran and Iraq aren't ready to agree on an OPEC output freeze. Chinese shares ended slightly lower even as survey figures from MNI showed China's business sentiment picked up slightly in November after falling in the previous month. Markets in Japan were closed for Labor Thanksgiving Day.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,241.14 | -7.22 | -0.22 |
Hang Seng | 22,676.69 | -1.38 | -0.01 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,212.00 | 7.32 | 0.14 |
KLSE Composite | 1,630.38 | 1.06 | 0.07 |
Nikkei 225 | - | - | - |
Straits Times | 2,839.69 | 17.49 | 0.62 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,987.95 | 4.48 | 0.23 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,178.23 | 44.84 | 0.49 |