Asian markets ended mostly higher on Wednesday. Japanese shares ended higher as the minutes of the Bank of Japan's October monetary policy meeting kept easy money policy on the cards and shrugged off survey data showing that Japan's private sector contracted for the first time in more than three years in October. Though, some gains were capped by cautious trading after reports showed China is pushing US President Donald Trump to remove more tariffs on about $125 billion worth of Chinese goods imposed in September as part of the ‘phase one’ trade deal.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,978.60 | -12.96 | -0.43 |
Hang Seng | 27,688.64 | 5.24 | 0.02 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,217.54 | -46.61 | -0.74 |
KLSE Composite | 1,603.25 | -3.49 | -0.22 |
Nikkei 225 | 23,303.82 | 51.83 | 0.22 |
Straits Times | 3,262.69 | 14.06 | 0.43 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,144.15 | 1.51 | 0.07 |
Taiwan Weighted | 11,653.07 | 9.04 | 0.08 |
