Asian markets trade in red in early deals on Wednesday

08 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red on Wednesday, in line with negative cues from Wall Street overnight in midst of flared global geo political concerns. Markets also witnessed profit booking after previous session gains. Japan's Nekkei is in downward trend with a strong yen, and as investors sidelined ahead to the release of its consumer confidence index for December. Among the Asian markets, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Malaysia are trading lower.

Nikkei 225 down 325.57 points or 1.38% to 23,250.15, Straits Times dipped 26.09 points or 0.80% to 3,221.77, Hang Seng declined 216.56 points or 0.76% to 28,105.50, Taiwan Weighted decreased 10.31 points or 0.09% to 11,870.01, KOSPI Index narrowed 16.88 points or 0.78% to 2,158.66, Jakarta Composite diminished by 48.68 points or 0.78% to 6,230.67, Shanghai slipped 17.67 points or 0.57% to 3,087.13 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI shrunk 16.10 points or 1.00% to 1,594.94.

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