Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red in the early deals on Thursday amid worries about global economic growth widened and investors are awaiting a final result of the trade negotiations between the US and China. The Japanese market is declining, following the negative cues from Wall Street. Lingering worries about tensions on the Korean peninsula also weighed on the market. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Shanghai are lower. Bucking the trend, Singapore, and Malaysia are higher. The Indonesia market is closed for a public holiday.
Nikkei 225 dropped 185.48 points or 0.86% to 21,411.33, KOSPI Shares dipped 7.72 points or 0.35% to 2,167.88, Hang Seng slipped 133.26 points or 0.46% to 28,904.34, Shanghai Composite declined 0.50 points or 0.02% to 3,101.60, and Taiwan Weighted down by 44.93 points or 0.43% to 10,312.22.
On the flip side, Straits Times added 8.51 points or 0.26% to 3,231.35, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI up by 1.95 points or 0.12% to 1,688.77.
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