Asian markets trade in red in early deals on Monday

04 May 2020 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red in early deals on Monday, followed by the sluggish earnings results from online retail giant Amazon and on mounting Sino-US tensions over the coronavirus pandemics. The US President Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on China, as US claim there is 'a significant amount of evidence' that the virus emerged from a Chinese laboratory. Crude oil tumbled in Asian trade. Japan's Nikkei and China's Shanghai are closed for Greenery Day and Labor Day, respectively. Among the Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia are trading in negative trend.

Straits Times lower by 57.57 points or 2.19% to 2,566.66, Hang Seng down by 968.05 points or 3.93% to 23,675.54, Taiwan Weighted declined 266.26 points or 2.42% to 10,725.88, KOSPI Index dipped by 47.25 points or 2.43% to 1,900.31, Jakarta Composite slipped by 111.06 points or 2.35% to 4,605.34 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI decreased by 29.92 points or 2.13% to 1,377.86.

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