Asian markets end mostly higher on Friday

04 Dec 2020 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mostly higher on Friday with expectations that Japan, US and Europe countries will deliver large-scale additional stimulus measures. However, Japanese shares ended lower after reports that US drug-maker Pfizer is dialing back its Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan for this year due to supply chain problems. Meanwhile, Chinese shares ended almost flat on escalating tensions between the world's two largest economies after the US added Chinese chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,444.58
2.44
0.07

Hang Seng

26,835.92
107.42
0.40

Jakarta Composite

5,810.48
-12.46
-0.21

KLSE Composite

1,621.85

-6.41

-0.39

Nikkei 225

26,751.24
-58.13
-0.22

Straits Times

2,839.89
17.55
0.62

KOSPI Composite

2,731.45
35.23
1.31

Taiwan Weighted

14,132.44
155.35
1.11

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