Asian equity markets made a mixed closing on Wednesday as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the UK elections, the ECB policy meeting and former FBI Director James Comey's congressional testimony- all scheduled for Thursday. Japanese shares ended flat in thin trade as the dollar wallowed near a six-week low against the yen. Meanwhile, Chinese shares rallied after several companies called on employees to buy shares and the People's Bank of China injected liquidity into the system in an attempt to ease a seasonal liquidity strain.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,140.33 | 38.20 | 1.23 |
Hang Seng | 25,974.16 | -22.98 | -0.09 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,717.33 | 9.49 | 0.17 |
KLSE Composite | 1,785.92 | -5.09 | -0.28 |
Nikkei 225 | 19,984.62 | 4.72 | 0.02 |
Straits Times | 3,230.49 | -5.26 | -0.16 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,360.14 | -8.48 | -0.36 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,209.99 | 3.81 | 0.04 |