Asian equity markets ended mixed on Wednesday as investors monitored oil price movements and kept a cautious eye on bond markets after a brutal selloff in global equity markets earlier this week. Chinese shares ended sharply lower as investors booked some profits in recent outperformers. However, Japanese shares closed modestly higher in volatile trade as investors stayed on guard for more losses in global equity markets after US futures slipped.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,309.26 | -61.39 | -1.82 |
Hang Seng | 30,323.20 | -272.22 | -0.89 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,534.87 | 56.33 | 0.87 |
KLSE Composite | 1,836.68 | 24.23 | 1.34 |
Nikkei 225 | 21,645.37 | 35.13 | 0.16 |
Straits Times | 3,383.77 | -22.61 | -0.66 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,396.56 | -56.75 | -2.31 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,551.54 | 147.54 | 1.42 |