Asian markets end lower on Wednesday

09 Sep 2020 Evaluate

Asian markets ended lower on Wednesday. Japanese shares ended lower with the stronger safe-haven yen after US technology stocks sold off overnight and a leading corona virus vaccine candidate faced delay. Final clinical trials for a corona virus vaccine, developed by drug maker AstraZeneca and Oxford University have been put on hold after a participant had a suspected adverse reaction in the UK. Further, heightened trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, and falling oil prices also curbing risk appetite. Chinese inflation data for August showed the producer price index declined 2.0% in August from a year earlier, and in line with expectations; while the consumer price index in August rose 2.4% as compared with a year ago.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,254.63
-61.79
-1.86

Hang Seng

24,468.93
-155.41

-0.63

Jakarta Composite

5,149.38
-94.69
-1.81

KLSE Composite

1,496.72

-22.60

-1.49

Nikkei 225

23,032.54
-241.59
-1.04

Straits Times

2,499.33
-5.43
-0.22

KOSPI Composite

2,375.81
-26.10
-1.09

Taiwan Weighted

12,608.58
-54.98
-0.43

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