Asian markets end mixed on Wednesday

23 Sep 2020 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mixed on Wednesday, despite strong Wall Street gains overnight after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the US central bank is committed to helping the economy. Japanese shares ended lower as traders returned to their desks after a long weekend, with concerns over surging corona virus pandemic infections in Europe and a delay in US fiscal stimulus. The latest survey from Jibun Bank revealed that the manufacturing sector in Japan continued to contract in September, albeit at a barely slower pace, with a manufacturing PMI score of 47.3. However, Chinese shares ended higher on gains in healthcare shares after the state planner said the country would accelerate development of corona virus vaccine innovation, diagnostic, testing reagents and antibody drugs.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,279.71
5.41
0.17

Hang Seng

23,742.51
25.66
0.11

Jakarta Composite

4,917.96
-16.13
-0.33

KLSE Composite

1,496.48

-9.30

-0.62

Nikkei 225

23,346.49
-13.81
-0.06

Straits Times

2,481.14
17.85
0.72

KOSPI Composite

2,333.24
0.65
0.03

Taiwan Weighted

12,583.88
-61.63
-0.49

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