Asian markets end lower on Tuesday

14 May 2019 Evaluate

Asian markets ended lower on Tuesday after China announced tariffs on about $60 billion worth of US goods in retaliation for the US decision to raise tariffs on about $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. The office of US Trade Representative is taking necessary steps to raise duties of up to 25 percent on a further $300 billion worth of imports from China, with a public hearing likely on June 17, followed by at least a week of discussions, leading up to the G-20 summit. Japanese shares ended lower as investors remained fearful of a full-blow trade war. On economic front, Japan posted a current account surplus of 2,847.9 billion yen in March, official data showed - down 10.6 percent from last year. That missed forecasts for a surplus of 3,007.2 billion yen but was still up from 2,676.8 billion yen in February. The trade balance showed a surplus of 700.1 billion yen, also missing expectations for 838.9 billion yen and up from 489.2 billion yen in the previous month.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,893.35
-10.36
-0.36

Hang Seng

28,122.02
-428.22
-1.50

Jakarta Composite

6,061.90
-73.50
-1.20

KLSE Composite

1,599.19  

-1.90

-0.12

Nikkei 225

21,034.60
-156.68
-0.74

Straits Times

3,223.71
-10.57
-0.33

KOSPI Composite

2,078.31
-0.70
-0.03

Taiwan Weighted

10,529.76
-28.53   
-0.27

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