Asian equity markets ended in green on Wednesday, with Japanese shares rising after Wall Street hit new peaks overnight on the back of strong earnings and expectations that the Trump administration will unveil a new tax plan on Wednesday. The yen continued to weaken ahead of BOJ and ECB policy meetings and oil prices slipped on data showing a surprise build-up in inventories, while gold prices hovered near two-week lows after losing almost 1 percent in the previous session. Further, Chinese shares ended higher after China's politburo said the country will continue to adopt a proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,140.85 | 6.28 | 0.20 |
Hang Seng | 24,578.43 | 122.49 | 0.50 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,726.53 | 45.73 | 0.81 |
KLSE Composite | 1,768.92 | 3.12 | 0.18 |
Nikkei 225 | 19,289.43 | 210.10 | 1.10 |
Straits Times | 3,173.76 | 9.83 | 0.31 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,207.84 | 10.99 | 0.50 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,856.45 | 14.74 | 0.15 |