Asian equity markets ended mostly in green on Friday as the yen weakened and oil prices steadied after two day of losses on supply concerns. Investors also heaved a sigh of relief after Greece and European creditors reached a deal on the next stages of Athens' €86bn bailout. Japanese shares hit one-week highs as the yen weakened against other major currencies after the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy on hold, as widely expected, while upgrading its assessment of private consumption and overseas growth. However, China's stocks ended lower as weak producer inflation and investment data reinforced concerns of a renewed slowdown in the world's second-biggest economy.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,123.17 | -9.32 | -0.30 |
Hang Seng | 25,626.49 | 61.15 | 0.24 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,723.64 | -52.65 | -0.91 |
KLSE Composite | 1,791.31 | 1.30 | 0.07 |
Nikkei 225 | 19,943.26 | 111.44 | 0.56 |
Straits Times | 3,231.44 | -0.65 | -0.02 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,361.83 | 0.18 | 0.01 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,156.73 | 68.38 | 0.68 |