Asian markets ended in red on Wednesday as the US government shutdown entered its 12th day and a private survey showed that China's manufacturing sector contracted for the first time in 19 months in December, due to ongoing trade frictions between the world's two largest economies. Chinese shares ended lower as the Caixin/Markit manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.7 from 50.2 in November, adding to investor concerns over slowing growth. Further, Singapore and Malaysia shares were down around 1 percent in the absence of fresh overnight cues from Wall Street and Europe, which were closed for the New Year's Day holiday. Meanwhile, markets in Japan remained closed for the New Year holidays.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,465.29 | -28.61 | -1.15 |
Hang Seng | 25,130.35 | -715.35 | -2.77 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,181.18 | -13.32 | -0.22 |
KLSE Composite | 1,668.11 | -22.47 | -1.33 |
Nikkei 225 | - | - | - |
Straits Times | 3,038.89 | -29.87 | -0.97 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,010.00 | -31.04 | -1.52 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,554.14 | -173.27 | -1.78 |
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