Asian markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday as investors shrugged off latest worries about tensions between Washington and Beijing. Investors are focusing on uncertainties over the corona virus pandemic and hopes for a vaccine. Japanese shares ended higher followed by rallies in major European markets overnight with US markets closed for the Labor Day holiday, despite data showing that Japan's economy contracted more than initially estimated in the second quarter. Chinese shares gained after four days of losses as investors brushed aside Trump's anti-China rhetoric.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,316.42 | 23.83 | 0.72 |
Hang Seng | 24,624.34 | 34.69 | 0.14 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,244.07 | 13.87 | 0.27 |
KLSE Composite | 1,519.32 | 2.94 | 0.19 |
Nikkei 225 | 23,274.13 | 184.18 | 0.80 |
Straits Times | 2,504.76 | -6.45 | -0.26 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,401.91 | 17.69 | 0.74 |
Taiwan Weighted | 12,663.56 | 62.16 | 0.49 |