Asian equity markets ended mostly higher on Friday, with Japanese shares resumed trading a day after a holiday. Otherwise, markets lacked cues from Wall Street, which was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States on Thursday, and was set to hold a shortened trading session on Friday. Japanese shares ended higher as expectations that the Bank of Japan would buy more exchange-traded funds offset drops in automakers. Meanwhile, Chinese markets closed slightly in green after a big sell-off in the previous day.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,353.82 | 1.90 | 0.06 |
Hang Seng | 29,866.32 | 158.38 | 0.53 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,067.14 | 3.90 | 0.06 |
KLSE Composite | 1,717.23 | -4.04 | -0.23 |
Nikkei 225 | 22,550.85 | 27.70 | 0.12 |
Straits Times | 3,442.15 | 18.98 | 0.55 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,544.33 | 7.18 | 0.28 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,854.09 | -0.48 | -- |