Asian markets ended mixed on Friday as investors booked some profit on the last day of the week after long rally fuelled by upbeat data out of China and rising hopes for the future of the eurozone. Japan’s Nikkei ended up for a fifth straight session, due to yen's continuous decline against the dollar and the euro on anticipations that the Bank of Japan will ease its monetary policy further at its policy meeting later this month. Hong Kong market closed marginally higher, helped by signs of stabilization in the mainland economy. However, Seoul shares went home with red mark amid weak results from Google and Microsoft, while Kospi fell with market heavyweight Samsung Electronics, which ended down 2.6 percent after four sessions of gains.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,128.30 | -3.39 | -0.16 |
Hang Seng | 21,551.76 | 33.05 | 0.15 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,331.25 | -25.71 | -0.59 |
KLSE Composite | 1,666.35 | 0.93 | 0.06 |
Nikkei 225 | 9,002.68 | 19.82 | 0.22 |
Straits Times | 3,048.92 | -11.44 | -0.37 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,943.84 | -15.28 | -0.78 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,408.76 | -56.65 | -0.76 |
