Asian markets trade in red in early deals on Tuesday

04 Jun 2019 Evaluate

Most of Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red in early deals on Tuesday amid mounting Sino-US trade concerns. The trade clashes between the two super powers eroded optimism on Wall Street as well and drive investors into safe heaven assets. The Japanese Nikkei is trading weaker after opening higher amid global recession concerns and on a stronger yen. Indonesian stock market is closed for Eid-Ul-Fitr. Among the other Asian markets, Shanghai, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia are in negative territory. On the flip side, Singapore is in positive lead.

Nikkei 225 down 8.08 points or 0.04% to 20,402.80, Hang Seng fell 89.05 points or 0.33% to 26,804.81, Shanghai Composite dip by 24.41 points or 0.84% to 2,865.67, Taiwan Weighted diminish by 46.13 points or 0.44% to 10,453.94, KOSPI Shares contracts by 0.40 points or 0.02% to 2,067.45 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slips by 6.76 points or 0.41% to 1,648.55.

On the flip side, Straits Times up by 13.16 points or 0.42% to 3,136.62.

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