Asian equity markets ended mostly lower on Thursday as investors grappled with conflicting signals from senior officials in the Trump administration on trade policy. Japanese shares ended largely unchanged near one-month lows due to uncertainty over the Trump administration's trade policy. However, Chinese shares ended lower amid renewed trade tensions and ahead of Chinese manufacturing and non-manufacturing data due on Saturday.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,785.98 | -27.20 | -0.98 |
Hang Seng | 28,497.32 | 141.06 | 0.49 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,667.32 | -120.23 | -2.12 |
KLSE Composite | 1,665.68 | -0.40 | -0.02 |
Nikkei 225 | 22,270.39 | -1.38 | -0.01 |
Straits Times | 3,257.57 | 2.80 | 0.09 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,314.24 | -27.79 | -1.20 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,654.28 | -46.75 | -0.44 |
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