Asian markets ended mostly in red on Thursday, tracking overnight decline in the US and European markets as investors fretted about trade war tensions, slowing global growth and uncertainty over Britain's departure from the European Union. Chinese shares ended lower after a senior Chinese diplomat said that provoking trade disputes is ‘naked economic terrorism’, ramping up the rhetoric against Washington. Meanwhile, markets in Indonesia were closed for public holidays.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,905.81 | -8.89 | -0.31 |
Hang Seng | 27,114.88 | -120.83 | -0.44 |
Jakarta Composite | - | - | - |
KLSE Composite | 1,636.50 | 12.83 | 0.79 |
Nikkei 225 | 20,942.53 | -60.84 | -0.29 |
Straits Times | 3,143.00 | -20.28 | -0.64 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,038.80 | 15.48 | 0.77 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,382.99 | 81.21 | 0.79 |