Asian markets ended in green on Wednesday as optimism about US-China trade talks helped investors shrug off concerns surrounding Brexit. Some support came in after reports that the US and China have resolved most of the outstanding issues and are drawing closer to a final trade agreement. Robert Lighthizer, US trade representative, Liu He, China's vice-premier, and Steven Mnuchin, US Treasury secretary, are scheduled to resume talks today. Chinese shares ended up, more than one-year high, with sentiment aided by signs of economic recovery and progress in trade talks.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,216.30 | 39.48 | 1.24 |
Hang Seng | 29,986.39 | 361.72 | 1.22 |
Jakarta Composite | - | - | - |
KLSE Composite | 1,643.21 | 10.38 | 0.64 |
Nikkei 225 | 21,713.21 | 207.90 | 0.97 |
Straits Times | 3,311.27 | 31.49 | 0.96 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,203.27 | 26.09 | 1.20 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,704.38 | 14.08 | 0.13 |