Asian markets end mixed on Wednesday

24 Apr 2019 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mixed on Wednesday as investors digested upbeat corporate earnings results from the US and looked forward to further progress in US-China trade talks. According to US Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will head to Beijing next week for talks that start on April 30. Following those talks, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will lead a delegation to Washington for further discussions that begin on May 8. Japanese shares ended lower as investors braced for a flurry of earnings reports due out on Friday and the 10-day Golden Week holiday starting this weekend. Meanwhile, Chinese shares ended largely unchanged after the country's central bank extended 267.4 billion yuan ($39.8 billion) to some commercial banks to support liquidity in the banking system.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,201.61
3.02
0.09

Hang Seng

29,805.83
-157.41
-0.53

Jakarta Composite

6,447.88
-14.94
-0.23

KLSE Composite

1,638.01

10.57

0.65

Nikkei 225

22,200.00
-59.74
-0.27

Straits Times

3,362.43
8.96
0.27

KOSPI Composite

2,201.03
-19.48
-0.88

Taiwan Weighted

11,027.64
1.96
0.02

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