Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Friday

17 May 2019 Evaluate

The Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed in the early deals on Friday, amid another rally on Wall Street and data indicating a strong US economy were offset by the increasingly tense trade and technology stand-off between China and the United States. The long-running Brexit saga also moved back into view, with the pound sinking to three-month lows on renewed concerns Britain will leave the EU with no deal as Prime Minister Theresa May tries to push her divorce deal through again. The Japanese market is rising and the safe-haven yen weakened following the positive cues from Wall Street. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, and Shanghai are in negative territory. Bucking the trend, Malaysia is in positive lead.

Nikkei 225 increases 234.43 points or 1.11% to 21,297.41, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI up by 11.42 points or 0.71% to 1,610.61.

On the flip side, Straits Times slipped 23.79 points or 0.74% to 3,206.47, Hang Seng decreases by 218.38 points or 0.77% to 28,056.69, Taiwan Weighted slipped 63.85 points or 0.61% to 10,413.35,   KOSPI Shares decreases 1.24 points or 0.06% to 2,066.45, Jakarta Composite lower 24.13 points or 0.41% to 5,871.61, and Shanghai Composite down by 43.23 points or 1.46% to 2,912.48. 

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