Asian equity markets ended mostly higher on Wednesday. Japanese markets ended higher as technology shares advanced along with their Wall Street counterparts. Meanwhile, investors are awaited cues from high-stakes talks between the US and Canada as well as China's official factory PMI due Friday. Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has arrived in Washington to resume talks about the future of the three-nation North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA, after the US and Mexico agreed to a new trade deal on Monday. Though, Chinese shares closed lower after the country's state planner warned of increased economic risks in the second half of the year and said that greater efforts are needed to hit key development goals.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,769.30 | -8.68 | -0.31 |
Hang Seng | 28,416.44 | 64.82 | 0.23 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,065.15 | 22.50 | 0.37 |
KLSE Composite | 1,820.64 | -6.26 | -0.34 |
Nikkei 225 | 22,848.22 | 34.75 | 0.15 |
Straits Times | 3,243.92 | -3.63 | -0.11 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,309.03 | 5.91 | 0.26 |
Taiwan Weighted | 11,099.57 | 110.02 | 0.99 |
