Asian equity markets made a mixed closing on Tuesday, with Japanese markets leading regional gains, as comments from an influential Federal Reserve official that rising wages would boost US inflation helped lift the dollar to a three-week high against the Japanese yen. While another record close on Wall Street helped underpin investor sentiment, falling oil prices and uncertainty ahead of a decision by US index provider MSCI on whether to include China A-shares in its Emerging Market Index served to keep the underlying mood somewhat cautious.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,140.01 | -4.36 | -0.14 |
Hang Seng | 25,843.04 | -81.51 | -0.31 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,791.90 | 49.99 | 0.87 |
KLSE Composite | 1,780.71 | -8.19 | -0.46 |
Nikkei 225 | 20,230.41 | 162.66 | 0.81 |
Straits Times | 3,230.42 | -16.76 | -0.52 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,369.23 | -1.67 | -0.07 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,324.46 | 73.86 | 0.72 |