Asian markets ended lower on Tuesday as global growth worries persisted and a sell-off in technology stocks continued on worries about slackening demand. Chinese shares ended lower as investors remained skeptical about the outcome of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Argentina later this month. Further, Japanese shares hit a three-week low, with a sell-off in technology stocks and news of Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's arrest weighing on markets. Meanwhile, the markets in Malaysia and Indonesia are closed in observance of the birth of the prophet Muhammad.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,645.85 | -57.66 | -2.18 |
Hang Seng | 25,840.34 | -531.66 | -2.06 |
Jakarta Composite | - | - | - |
KLSE Composite | - | - | - |
Nikkei 225 | 21,583.12 | -238.04 | -1.10 |
Straits Times | 3,026.99 | -38.08 | -1.26 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,082.58 | -17.98 | -0.86 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,743.99 | -84.70 | -0.87 |
