Asian markets end mostly higher on Thursday

24 Dec 2020 Evaluate

Asian markets ended higher on Thursday amid renewed optimism over a potential Brexit deal and ahead of the Christmas holiday, even after US President Donald Trump's threat to veto the stimulus bill. Moreover, Covid-19 vaccine rollout also buoyed expectations of global economic recovery from the pandemic. Seoul shares ended up after South Korea signed deals with Pfizer Inc and Johnson & Johnson's Janssen to import corona virus vaccines to cover up to 16 million people. Though, Chinese shares declined on reports of an antitrust investigation into Alibaba, the country’s biggest tech company, a month after authorities halted sister company Ant Group’s $37 billion initial public offering.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,363.11
-19.21
-0.57

Hang Seng

26,386.56
43.46
0.16

Jakarta Composite

-
-
-

KLSE Composite

1,641.17

-6.33

-0.38

Nikkei 225

26,668.35
143.56
0.54

Straits Times

2,842.04
8.64
0.30

KOSPI Composite

2,806.86
47.04
1.70

Taiwan Weighted

14,280.28
57.19
0.40

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