Asian markets ended mixed on Thursday amid profit booking and as some of the regional markets were closed early for New Year's Eve, while the market remained supported after UK regulators approved a Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford for emergency use. Chinese shares rose for a second straight day after its factory activity expanded in December. The country’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for December came in at 51.9, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3473.07 | 58.62 | 1.72 |
Hang Seng | 27231.13 | 84.02 | 0.31 |
Jakarta Composite | -- | -- | -- |
KLSE Composite | 1627.21 | -17.20 | -1.05 |
Nikkei 225 | -- | -- | -- |
Straits Times | 2843.81 | -25.41 | -0.89 |
KOSPI Composite | -- | -- | -- |
Taiwan Weighted | 14732.53 | 44.83 | 0.31 |
