Asian markets ended mostly higher on Thursday on expectations that China's latest push for more tariff rollbacks won't derail progress toward the ‘phase one’ agreement. Japanese shares ended slightly higher, although some gains were capped as heavyweight Softbank Group posted its first quarterly loss in 14 years. Meanwhile, Chinese shares ended unchanged amid worries over possible delays in a first-phase US-China trade deal.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,978.71 | 0.11 | -- |
Hang Seng | 27,847.23 | 158.59 | 0.57 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,165.62 | -51.93 | -0.84 |
KLSE Composite | 1,609.33 | 6.08 | 0.38 |
Nikkei 225 | 23,330.32 | 26.50 | 0.11 |
Straits Times | 3,285.72 | 23.03 | 0.71 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,144.29 | 0.14 | 0.01 |
Taiwan Weighted | 11,606.56 | -46.51 | -0.40 |