Asian markets ended mostly higher on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged overnight but opened the door to rate cuts on the horizon. Chinese shares ended higher on hopes that US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping can make progress on easing trade tensions at the G20 summit in Japan next week. Further, Japanese shares ended up despite a stronger yen weighing on exporter stocks.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,987.12 | 69.32 | 2.38 |
Hang Seng | 28,550.43 | 348.29 | 1.23 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,335.70 | -3.56 | -0.06 |
KLSE Composite | 1,675.43 | 8.89 | 0.53 |
Nikkei 225 | 21,462.86 | 128.99 | 0.60 |
Straits Times | 3,314.51 | 26.34 | 0.80 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,131.29 | 6.51 | 0.31 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,785.01 | 9.67 | 0.09 |