Asian stock markets went home on mixed note amid better news in Europe both on the earnings and the fiscal front, which improved investors risk appetite. Meanwhile, South Korean industrial production data and earnings reports from some regional companies also helped markets to extend the gains. Japan’s Nikkei ended higher, recovering from the sharp fall in the previous session as the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) expansion of its asset-buying program failed to ease fears over economic growth. Hong Kong markets closed with green mark with surge in regional companies, while Seoul shares advanced after industrial output data.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,068.88 | 6.53 | 0.32 |
Hang Seng | 21,641.82 | 213.24 | 1.00 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,350.29 | -14.31 | -0.33 |
KLSE Composite | 1,673.07 | -1.60 | -0.10 |
Nikkei 225 | 8,928.29 | 86.31 | 0.98 |
Straits Times | 3,038.37 | -0.36 | -0.01 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,912.06 | 12.48 | 0.66 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,166.05 | -16.54 | -0.23 |
