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 |