Tracking slowdown in manufacturing activity in various countries, Asian stock markets ended mixed on Wednesday ahead of monetary policy decisions in the US and Europe. However South Korea's new export orders in July were slightly better than in June, but hardly heartening, while Taiwan's fell at their fastest pace since December. Meanwhile, Chinese stocks advanced as an official at the China Securities Regulatory Commission was quoted saying that investors may have overestimated the economic slowdown in the country.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,123.36 | 19.73 | 0.94 |
Hang Seng | 19,820.38 | 23.57 | 0.12 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,130.46 | -11.87 | -0.29 |
KLSE Composite | 1,632.47 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
Nikkei 225 | 8,641.85 | -53.21 | -0.61 |
Straits Times | 3,051.08 | 14.68 | 0.48 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,879.93 | -2.06 | -0.11 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,267.96 | -2.53 | -0.03 |