All of the Asian markets are trading in red in early deals on Thursday, following the weak cues from Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and stuck a hawkish tone by projecting a faster pace of rate hikes this year. Investors are also cautious ahead of the European Central Bank's monetary policy announcement due later in the day, as the ECB has indicated its meeting will be used to discuss ending its bond purchasing program. The Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting ends on Friday. China and Hong Kong stocks fell as disappointing economic data and renewed trade war fears hit investors’ sentiments. Industrial output, investment and retail sales all grew less than expected in May, offsetting upbeat trade data and suggesting further weakness ahead if Beijing perseveres with its crackdown on factory pollution and questionable local government spending. Investors were also cautious with US threatening to impose tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese goods. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped after the US Federal Reserve forecast a slightly faster pace of rate hikes this year, while concern about a US-China trade war also soured sentiment. The markets in Indonesia remain closed this week for Eid-ul-Fitr.
Nikkei 225 dipped 111.79 points or 0.49% to 22,854.59, Hang Seng slipped 191.51 points or 0.62% to 30,533.64, Jakarta Composite tumbled 113.07 points or 1.85% to 5,993.63, Taiwan Weighted declined 106.78 points or 0.96% to 11,066.43, KOSPI Index contracted 39.01 points or 1.58% to 2,429.82, Shanghai Composite dropped 8.58 points or 0.28% to 3,041.22, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI crumbled 1.85 points or 0.1% to 1,761.72, and Straits Times down by 12.64 points or 0.37% to 3,379.87.
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