Asian markets ended mostly down on Friday, hit by weakness in Wall Street as surging corona virus cases across America raised fears of another lockdown in several states and dimmed prospects for a quick economic recovery. US sets one day record with more than 60,500 new corona virus infections on Thursday. Investors also turned cautious ahead of the corporate earnings season beginning next week. Chinese shares ended lower as state media discouraged retail investors from chasing the market higher. Market sentiment dented further after reports that the United States imposed sanctions on the highest ranking Chinese official yet targeted over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority, a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing. Japanese shares declined as the safe-haven yen strengthened after Tokyo reported an all-time high of 243 new corona virus cases in the city. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan downgraded its assessments of all nine regional economies for the second straight quarter, as the novel corona virus pandemic has continued to impact a wide range of business sectors.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,383.32 | -67.27 | -1.95 |
Hang Seng | 25,727.41 | -482.75 | -1.84 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,031.26 | -21.53 | -0.43 |
KLSE Composite | 1,591.84 | 8.59 | 0.54 |
Nikkei 225 | 22,290.81 | -238.48 | -1.06 |
Straits Times | - | - | - |
KOSPI Composite | 2,150.25 | -17.65 | -0.81 |
Taiwan Weighted | 12,073.68 | -119.01 | -0.98 |
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