Asian markets end mostly higher on Friday

14 Feb 2020 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mostly higher on Friday amid expectation that the Chinese government would unveil more measures to contain the corona virus outbreak and limit its economic impact. Nearly 64,000 people are now recorded as having been made ill by the virus - named COVID-19 - in China, with the last two days showing a steep rise after a change in diagnostic methods. Further, the United States and China have lowered tariffs on each other's goods today as part of the ‘Phase One’ trade agreement. However, Japanese shares ended lower as investors continued to worry about the economic impact as well as spread of the corona virus outbreak, while a firmer yen too hurt export-related stocks.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,917.01
10.94
0.38

Hang Seng

27,815.60
85.60
0.31

Jakarta Composite

5,866.94
-5.01
-0.09

KLSE Composite

1,544.46

5.30

0.34

Nikkei 225

23,687.59
-140.14
-0.59

Straits Times

3,220.03
-0.06

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KOSPI Composite

2,243.59
10.63
0.48

Taiwan Weighted

11,815.70
23.92
0.20

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