Asian markets end higher on Wednesday

06 Feb 2019 Evaluate

Asian markets ended higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said that he would hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam at the end of February as part of a bold new diplomacy. However, Trump's second State of the Union address lacked details on progress in US-China trade talks. Ahead of a fresh round of negotiations in Beijing next week, Trump said a new trade deal must include real structural change to end unfair trade practices, reduce chronic trade deficit and protect American jobs. Japanese shares ended a tad higher as investors remained focused on Trump's State of Union speech and corporate earnings. Meanwhile, several markets in the region remained closed for the Lunar New Year holidays, including South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

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Hang Seng

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Jakarta Composite

6,547.88
66.43
1.02

KLSE Composite

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-

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Nikkei 225

20,874.06
29.61
0.14

Straits Times

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KOSPI Composite

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Taiwan Weighted

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