Asian equity markets ended mostly in green on Wednesday as investors shrugged off geopolitical worries and looked ahead to the release of minutes of the Fed's June meeting later in the day and the outcome of G20 summit, beginning Friday in Germany. Japanese shares ended modestly higher as the yen pared early gains and a private survey showed activity in Japan's services sector expanded at a faster rate in June. Further, Chinese shares ended higher after the announcement on allowing foreign investment in the Chinese bond market. Investors shrugged off the latest survey from Caixin showing that growth in China's services sector slowed in June. The PMI dropped to 51.6 from 52.8 in May.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,207.13 | 24.33 | 0.76 |
Hang Seng | 25,521.97 | 132.96 | 0.52 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,825.05 | -40.31 | -0.69 |
KLSE Composite | 1,768.16 | 6.08 | 0.35 |
Nikkei 225 | 20,081.63 | 49.28 | 0.25 |
Straits Times | 3,248.71 | 37.54 | 1.17 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,388.35 | 7.83 | 0.33 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,404.79 | 57.01 | 0.55 |