Asian markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday amid renewed Brexit uncertainty after UK lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to fast-track his Brexit accord through parliament. Chinese shares ended lower as investors kept an eye on developments surrounding Brexit and Sino-US trade talks. Moreover, Hong Kong shares ended down after a report saying China is drawing up a plan to remove Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam after months of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's consumer price index rose 3.2 percent year-on-year in September, slower than 3.5 percent increase in August, a government report showed. The latest inflation rate was the lowest since May, when it was 2.8 percent. Though, Japanese shares ended up as the yen held stable, while investors awaited the start of the corporate earnings season.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,941.62 | -12.76 | -0.43 |
Hang Seng | 26,566.73 | -219.47 | -0.82 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,257.81 | 32.31 | 0.52 |
KLSE Composite | 1,568.79 | -5.30 | -0.34 |
Nikkei 225 | 22,625.38 | 76.48 | 0.34 |
Straits Times | 3,144.28 | -16.39 | -0.52 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,080.62 | -8.24 | -0.39 |
Taiwan Weighted | 11,239.67 | -31.58 | -0.28 |
