Asian markets end lower on Friday

19 Mar 2021 Evaluate

Asian markets ended lower on Friday as an overnight hike in long-term US Treasury yields on expectations for faster economic recovery and inflation weighed market sentiments. Moreover, declining oil prices in line with demand worries, rising Covid-19 cases and strengthening US dollar has also added further pressure on market sentiments. Japanese shares closed sharply down after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) said it would only buy Topix-linked exchange traded funds in its monetary easing program, while the Japanese yen dipped briefly after the BoJ widened its target band for the benchmark yield in a decision that was in line with market expectations.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,404.66
-58.41
-1.69

Hang Seng

28,990.94
-414.78
-1.41

Jakarta Composite

6,356.16
8.33
0.13

KLSE Composite

1,626.19

-1.80

-0.11

Nikkei 225

29,792.05
-424.70
-1.41

Straits Times

3,134.54
-3.12
-0.10

KOSPI Composite

3,039.53
-26.48
-0.86

Taiwan Weighted

16,070.24
-217.60
-1.34

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