Asian markets ended mixed on Tuesday after China’s top banking regulator warned about asset bubbles in overseas financial markets. Japanese shares ended lower as investors booked profits after the benchmark Nikkei 225 climbed back towards the 30,000 level in early trades. However, Seoul shares ended sharply higher as trading resumed after a long holiday weekend.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,508.59 | -42.81 | -1.21 |
Hang Seng | 29,095.86 | -356.71 | -1.21 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,359.20 | 20.69 | 0.33 |
KLSE Composite | 1,569.87 | 2.73 | 0.17 |
Nikkei 225 | 29,408.17 | -255.33 | -0.86 |
Straits Times | 2,973.87 | 0.87 | 0.03 |
KOSPI Composite | 3,043.87 | 30.92 | 1.03 |
Taiwan Weighted | 15,946.88 | -6.92 | -0.04 |