Asian markets end mostly higher on Thursday

23 Apr 2020 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mostly higher on Thursday. Japanese shares rebounded by tracking gains on Wall Street overnight as oil prices recovered from historic lows and investors eyed another stimulus package from US Congress to limit corona virus fallout. Investors shrugged off a survey showing that the manufacturing sector in Japan continued to contract in April, and at a faster pace. Chinese stocks ended down as the economic uncertainty sparked by the corona virus pandemic kept share prices under pressure, making investors reluctant to chase the previous session’s rebound.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,838.50
-5.48
-0.19

Hang Seng

23,977.32
83.96
0.35

Jakarta Composite

4,593.55
25.99
0.57

KLSE Composite

1,381.64

-0.25

-0.02

Nikkei 225

19,429.44
291.49
1.52

Straits Times

2,542.37
-7.67
-0.30

KOSPI Composite

1,914.73
18.58
0.98

Taiwan Weighted

10,366.51
58.77
0.57

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