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Asian markets end mostly higher on Wednesday

04 Oct 2017 Evaluate

Asian equity markets ended mostly higher on Wednesday. Japanese shares cheered by an upbeat outlook for the global economy though gains were trimmed by the close as the yen bounced against the dollar. Further, Hong Kong shares ended higher, with mainland automakers, banks and insurers leading the surge after the Chinese central bank’s weekend move to free up liquidity to support small enterprises. Meanwhile, markets in South Korea and China were closed for the Harvest Festival and National Day, respectively. Taiwan remained closed for the Med-Autumn Festival.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %  

Shanghai Composite

-

-

-

Hang Seng

28,379.18

205.97

0.73

Jakarta Composite

5,951.48

12.02

0.20

KLSE Composite

1,761.84

2.17

0.12

Nikkei 225

20,626.66

12.59

0.06

Straits Times

3,236.65

-9.43

-0.29

KOSPI Composite

-

-

-

Taiwan Weighted

-

-

-