All the Asian markets, barring Shanghai Composite, went home in green on the first day of week on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will act to support their fragile economies. However, Korean shares touched four weeks high, while Japan's Nikkei stock average was up 0.4 percent after hitting a one-week high. Meanwhile, euro weakened 0.3% after rallying 1.4% last week to its highest level since July 5.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,109.91 | -18.85 | -0.89 |
Hang Seng | 19,585.40 | 310.44 | 2.02 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,099.12 | 14.91 | 0.37 |
KLSE Composite | 1,632.35 | 7.41 | 0.46 |
Nikkei 225 | 8,635.44 | 68.80 | 0.80 |
Straits Times | 3,032.80 | 34.31 | 1.14 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,843.79 | 14.63 | 0.80 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,158.88 | 34.39 | 0.48 |