Asian markets ended mixed on Tuesday, a day after oil prices spiked and global markets slipped following a weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Investors also remained on the sidelines ahead of key central bank meetings this week in the U.S. and Japan. Chinese shares ended lower ahead of the next round of US-China trade talks scheduled to start in Washington on Thursday. Singapore shares finished lower on reports that the country's non-oil domestic exports declined at a slower than expected pace in August. Meanwhile, Japanese shares ended marginally higher, led by energy-related stocks as oil prices soared after attacks on Saudi oil facilities knocked out nearly half of global oil output.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,978.12 | -52.63 | -1.74 |
Hang Seng | 26,790.24 | -334.31 | -1.23 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,236.69 | 17.25 | 0.28 |
KLSE Composite | 1,604.30 | 3.05 | 0.19 |
Nikkei 225 | 22,001.32 | 13.03 | 0.06 |
Straits Times | 3,183.00 | -20.93 | -0.65 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,062.33 | 0.11 | 0.01 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,874.50 | -23.63 | -0.22 |
