Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red in the early deals on Thursday as disappointing manufacturing activity in China showcased continuing worries about global economic slowdown. Besides, rising geopolitical tensions in India-Pakistan also weighed on investor sentiment. The Japanese market is declining following the mixed cues from Wall Street amid worries about US-China trade talks. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Shanghai and Malaysia are lower. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong is higher. Taiwan market is closed for a public holiday.
Nikkei 225 declined 82.10 points or 0.38% to 21,474.41, Jakarta Composite dropped 67.16 points or 1.03% to 6,458.52, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped 2.76 points or 0.16% to 1,710.69, KOSPI Shares contracted 10.05 points or 0.45% to 2,224.74, Straits Times decreased 18.40 points or 0.57% to 3,231.62, and Shanghai Composite down by 10.40 points or 0.35% to 2,943.42.
On the flip side, Hang Seng up by 28.13 points or 0.10% to 28,785.57.
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