Asian markets ended lower on Thursday as fears that the US-China trade conflict was spiraling into a technology cold war dashed hopes of a deal before or at the G20 summit to be held next month in Japan. Chinese shares ended lower amid the stand-off between the world's two largest economies. Further, Japanese shares edged lower as tech stocks sold off heavily on reports the United States was considering sanctions on video surveillance firm Hikvision.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,852.52 | -39.18 | -1.35 |
Hang Seng | 27,267.13 | -438.81 | -1.58 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,032.70 | 93.06 | 1.57 |
KLSE Composite | 1,601.42 | -2.32 | -0.14 |
Nikkei 225 | 21,151.14 | -132.23 | -0.62 |
Straits Times | 3,160.72 | -22.42 | -0.70 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,059.59 | -5.27 | -0.26 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,308.37 | -148.85 | -1.42 |