Asian equity markets ended in red on Tuesday as oil prices dipped after eight days of gains and North Korea launched another ballistic missile in the direction of Japan, prompting US President Donald Trump to declare it is ‘hard to believe South Korea and Japan will put up with this much longer’. Japanese shares ended lower as the yen rebounded strongly following North Korea's claim that it has successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. Further, Chinese shares fell as investors booked some profits after recent gains following US index provider MSCI's decision last month to include China-listed stocks in its Emerging Markets Index.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,182.80 | -13.11 | -0.41 |
Hang Seng | 25,389.01 | -395.16 | -1.53 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,865.36 | -44.87 | -0.76 |
KLSE Composite | 1,762.08 | -6.59 | -0.37 |
Nikkei 225 | 20,032.35 | -23.45 | -0.12 |
Straits Times | 3,211.17 | -12.29 | -0.38 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,380.52 | -13.96 | -0.58 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,347.78 | -65.01 | -0.62 |