Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red on Thursday, as market sentiments got dampened followed by reports that US President Donald Trump signed into law congressional legislation backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, despite strong objections by China. Investors were worried that the conflict between the US and China over Hong Kong may worsen the prospects for an interim trade deal. Japan's Nikkei index is in negative territory, though opened higher. The release of weak Japanese retail sales data for October also weighed on the sentiments. Among the Asian markets, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Shanghai, and Malaysia are in negative note.
Nikkei 225 down 34.19 points 0.15% to 23,403.58, Straits Times dipped 10.55 points or 0.33% to 3,204.98, Hang Seng narrowed 14.53 points or 0.05% to 26,939.47, Taiwan Weighted trimmed 17.17 points or 0.15% to 11,630.29, KOSPI Index decreased 4.84 points or 0.23% to 2,123.01, Jakarta Composite contracted by 17.83 points or 0.30% to 6,005.21, Shanghai diminished 8.86 points or 0.31% to 2,894.33 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI shrunk 3.58 points or 0.23% to 1,583.60.
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