Asian market indices are exhibiting mixed trend on Thursday as a mixed bag of data from the United States that could point to softening growth cautioned investors. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained after data showed the country’s core consumer prices jumped 1.0% in October from a year earlier, steady from the last month. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Indonesia are higher. Bucking the trend, South Korea, Taiwan, Shanghai and Malaysia are in negative territory.
Nikkei 225 added 131.67 points or 0.61% to 21,639.21, Hang Seng gained 5.84 points or 0.02% to 25,977.31, Jakarta Composite increased 39.01 points or 0.65% to 5,987.06, and Straits Times up by 1.59 points or 0.05% to 3,040.24.
On the flip side, KOSPI Shares slipped 0.35% to 7.14 points to 2,069.41, Taiwan Weighted decreased 0.10 points to 9,741.42, Shanghai Composite dipped 14.55 points or 0.55% to 2,636.96, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 1.90 points or 0.11% to 1,693.47.
