Asian markets ended mostly higher on Thursday, supported by firm cues from Wall Street overnight. Although, investors are remained cautious amid continuing surge in corona-virus cases along with possible lockdowns in major cities in Japan, capped further gains. Japan reported nationwide daily infections of topped 5000 for the first time in three months. The Japanese government is considering issuing fresh corona-virus state of emergency in Tokyo and three western prefectures for a period from Sunday to May 11. Chinese shares ended lower as Sino-US tensions dampened the market sentiment, while robust Chinese inflation data also raised investor concerns over policy tightening.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,465.11 | -7.82 | -0.23 |
Hang Seng | 28,755.34 | 133.42 | 0.47 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,994.18 | 0.94 | 0.02 |
KLSE Composite | 1,607.73 | 11.15 | 0.70 |
Nikkei 225 | 29,188.17 | 679.62 | 2.38 |
Straits Times | 3,187.78 | 32.72 | 1.04 |
KOSPI Composite | 3,177.52 | 5.86 | 0.18 |
Taiwan Weighted | 17,096.97 | -105.14 | -0.61 |
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