Asian markets ended mixed in cautious trade on Tuesday amid lingering global trade tensions and rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East. Investors also waited to take cues from upcoming corporate earnings results and the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting, due Wednesday. Chinese shares ended lower after the release of inflation data. Consumer prices in China were up 2.5 percent year-on- year in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said. That was in line with expectations and up from 2.3 percent in August. The statistics bureau also said that producer prices climbed an annual 3.6 percent - exceeding forecasts for 3.5 percent and down from 4.1 percent in the previous month. Meanwhile, Japanese shares rallied as bargain hunters lapped up index heavyweights in an oversold market.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,546.33 | -21.77 | -0.85 |
Hang Seng | 25,462.26 | 17.20 | 0.07 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,800.82 | 73.56 | 1.27 |
KLSE Composite | 1,736.84 | 8.10 | 0.47 |
Nikkei 225 | 22,549.24 | 277.94 | 1.23 |
Straits Times | 3,034.31 | -11.66 | -0.38 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,145.12 | -- | -- |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,981.10 | 79.98 | 0.80 |
