Asian equity markets ended on a mixed note on Thursday as lingering trade war fears and a public holiday in the US discouraged traders from taking long positions ahead of the July 6 deadline when the US administration is due to slap tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods. The minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting, due out later in the day and Friday's US jobs report were also on investors' radar. Chinese shares fell sharply as tariff worries overshadowed positive economic data. China's private sector expanded at the fastest pace in four months in June on stronger increase across manufacturing and services, data from IHS Markit showed. Meanwhile, Japanese shares hit three-month lows as the deadline neared for the US to start imposing tariffs on Chinese goods worth $34 billion.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,733.98 | -25.15 | -0.92 |
Hang Seng | 28,182.09 | -59.58 | -0.21 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,739.33 | 5.69 | 0.10 |
KLSE Composite | 1,690.65 | 2.20 | 0.13 |
Nikkei 225 | 21,546.99 | -170.05 | -0.79 |
Straits Times | 3,256.71 | 11.82 | 0.36 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,257.55 | -7.91 | -0.35 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,611.81 | -110.06 | -1.04 |
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