Asian markets end mostly in green on Wednesday

13 Feb 2019 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mostly in green on optimism the United States and China might be able to hammer out a deal to resolve their nearly year-long trade dispute. US President Donald Trump said that he could see letting the March 1 deadline for reaching a trade agreement with China slide a little if the two sides were close to a complete deal. Officials in Washington and Beijing had expressed hopes that a new round of talks which began this week would bring them nearer to easing their seven-month trade war. Seoul and Japanese stocks extended gains for a third straight session amid easing trade tensions. On the economic front, the Bank of Japan said that producer prices in Japan were down 0.6 percent on month in January, unchanged from the December reading but well shy of expectations for a decline of 0.2 percent. Export prices were down 2.5 percent on month and 3.3 percent on year, the bank said, while import prices sank 5.0 percent on month and 1.6 percent on year.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,721.07
49.18
1.84

Hang Seng

28,497.59
326.26
1.16

Jakarta Composite

6,419.12
-7.21
-0.11

KLSE Composite

1,685.30

-2.11

-0.13

Nikkei 225

21,144.48
280.27
1.34

Straits Times

3,244.77
43.62
1.36

KOSPI Composite

2,201.48
11.01
0.50

Taiwan Weighted

10,090.58
-7.16
-0.07

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