Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower on Friday on account of concerns over delay in formation of a potential phase one trade deal between United States and China. US President Donald Trump signed a bill in support of the protesters in Hong Kong that led to disputes between the two nations and dampened hopes of a trade deal. Japan's Nikkei traded lower on absence of fresh cues from Wall Street, which was closed overnight for a public holiday. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai and Malaysia are trading lower. However, Indonesia is in positive trend.
Nikkei 225 down 88.31 points 0.38% to 23,320.83, Straits Times contracted to 13.14 points or 0.41% to 3,187.47, Hang Seng decreased 529.95 points or 1.97% to 26,363.78, Taiwan Weighted dropped 114.85 points or 0.99% to 11,502.23, KOSPI Index fell 26.33 points or 1.24% to 2,092.27, Shanghai declined 18.61 points or 0.64% to 2,871.08 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was down 11.59 points or 0.73% to 1,572.18.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite was up by 42.84 points or 0.72% to 5,995.90.
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