Asian markets end lower on Monday

26 Aug 2019 Evaluate

Asian markets ended lower on Monday following an escalation of the US-China trade war over the weekend sapped investors' appetite for risk, shrugging off a dovish speech by Fed chief Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. On Friday Trump announced an additional duty on some $550 billion of targeted Chinese goods after China unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion worth of American products. Japanese shares ended lower as the yen surged to its highest levels since January 2019 following fresh escalation of the US-China trade war. Hong Kong shares ended down on mounting worries over violence during anti-government protests in the city added to the heavy selling pressure. Furthermore, Chinese shares declined as its currency, yuan plunged to an 11-year low as investors worried about the impact of the new US tariffs on China's economic growth.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,863.57
-33.86
-1.17

Hang Seng

25,680.33
-499.00
-1.91

Jakarta Composite

6,214.51
-41.09
-0.66

KLSE Composite

1,600.53

-8.80

-0.55

Nikkei 225

20,261.04
-449.87
-2.17

Straits Times

3,065.33
-45.02
-1.45

KOSPI Composite

1,916.31
-31.99
-1.64

Taiwan Weighted

10,354.57
-183.54
-1.74

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