Asian markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday ahead of the deadline for a new fiscal stimulus agreement from Washington. Reports showing that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ‘continued to narrow their differences’ on the corona virus relief package. Japanese shares ended lower as surging corona virus cases in Europe raised investors' concerns. Though, Chinese shares ended higher as the central bank (PBOC) left its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth consecutive month, as widely expected. The one-year loan prime rate was retained at 3.85 percent and the five-year loan prime rate was maintained at 4.65 percent.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,328.10 | 15.43 | 0.47 |
Hang Seng | 24,569.54 | 27.28 | 0.11 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,099.84 | -26.49 | -0.52 |
KLSE Composite | 1,510.97 | -7.14 | -0.47 |
Nikkei 225 | 23,567.04 | -104.09 | -0.44 |
Straits Times | 2,528.64 | -14.93 | -0.59 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,358.41 | 11.67 | 0.50 |
Taiwan Weighted | 12,862.37 | -45.97 | -0.36 |
