Asian markets ended higher on Thursday amid easing concerns surrounding the Middle East conflict. US President Donald Trump said there were no casualties from Iran's Wednesday attack on US forces in Iraq, and indicated the US would hit Iran with new sanctions, but not respond militarily. Japanese shares ended up as the safe-haven yen retreated on easing Middle East worries. Further, Chinese shares ended higher as investors drew optimism from data showing China's consumer prices increased at a steady pace in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report. Consumer prices advanced 4.5 percent year-on-year in December, the same rate as seen in November. Inflation was forecast to rise to 4.7 percent. On the other hand, producer prices fell 0.5 percent annually after easing 1.4 percent a month ago. That marked the sixth month of contraction as manufacturers struggled with weak demand amid the trade war.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,094.88 | 27.99 | 0.91 |
Hang Seng | 28,561.00 | 473.08 | 1.68 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,274.49 | 48.80 | 0.78 |
KLSE Composite | 1,595.65 | 6.55 | 0.41 |
Nikkei 225 | 23,739.87 | 535.11 | 2.31 |
Straits Times | 3,247.48 | 1.59 | 0.05 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,186.45 | 35.14 | 1.63 |
Taiwan Weighted | 11,970.63 | 153.53 | 1.30 |
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