Asian markets finish lower on Friday

26 Feb 2021 Evaluate

Asian markets ended lower on Friday, tracking global sell-off following a spike in US bond yields. Further, fears of inflation too added pressure on market sentiments.  Moreover, Japanese shares ended sharply lower, logging its biggest point decline since June 2016, as a spike in Japanese long-term bonds triggered worries about market stability and possible changes to monetary easing. Data showed the yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond briefly rose to 0.175 percent before finishing at 0.160 percent, up 0.020 percentage point from Thursday's close.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,509.08
-75.97
-2.12

Hang Seng

28,980.21
-1,093.96
-3.64

Jakarta Composite

6,241.80
-47.85
-0.76

KLSE Composite

1,577.75

-3.79

-0.24

Nikkei 225

28,966.01
-1,202.26
-3.99

Straits Times

2,949.04

-24.50

-0.82

KOSPI Composite

3,012.95
-86.74
-2.80

Taiwan Weighted

15,953.80
-498.38
-3.03

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