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Asian markets close mostly in green on Thursday

29 Mar 2018 Evaluate

Asian stocks closed mostly in green on Thursday as fears of a US-China trade dispute eased and news of a rare summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea shored up investors' sentiments. Meanwhile, trading in some markets was muted ahead of the Easter long weekend. Japanese shares ended higher as the yen weakened amid easing tensions over North Korea's nuclear program and a report showed Japanese retail shares ticked higher in February, suggesting growing consumer confidence. Further, Chinese stocks ended higher as property developers surged after a recent correction in shares of real estate and consumer firms.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,160.53

38.24

1.22

Hang Seng

30,093.38

70.85

0.24

Jakarta Composite

6,188.99

48.15

0.78

KLSE Composite

1,856.35

-1.52

-0.08

Nikkei 225

21,159.08

127.77

0.61

Straits Times

3,427.97

45.19

1.34

KOSPI Composite

2,436.37

17.08

0.71

Taiwan Weighted

10,845.92

-19.74

-0.18