Asian equity markets ended mixed on Tuesday amid US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signing a ‘comprehensive’ document committing to work together to ‘build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula’. Aside from the summit, investors also awaited cues from three major central bank meetings this week. While the US Federal Reserve is almost certain to raise rates again when it meets on Wednesday, the European Central is likely to signal on Thursday that it will start to wind down its vast bond-buying program by the end of this year. The Bank of Japan also concludes its two-day policy meeting on Friday, with expecting no change to policy. Japanese shares hit a three-week high after US President Trump said he had ‘developed a very special bond’ with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their historic summit. The markets in Indonesia remained closed for Eid-Ul-Fitr holiday.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,079.80 | 27.02 | 0.89 |
Hang Seng | 31,103.06 | 39.36 | 0.13 |
Jakarta Composite | - | - | - |
KLSE Composite | 1,764.16 | -11.64 | -0.66 |
Nikkei 225 | 22,878.35 | 74.31 | 0.33 |
Straits Times | 3,430.69 | -11.00 | -0.32 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,468.83 | -1.32 | -0.05 |
Taiwan Weighted | 11,144.79 | -4.44 | -0.04 |
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