Asian Markets trade mostly lower in early deals on Wednesday

09 Jun 2021 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded lower in early deals on Wednesday, due to the subdued trading with the caution ahead to the US inflation report and on continued surge in covid-19 infections in the region. Technological sector shares weighed down with hefty sell off in the session, while financial sector also subdued. Miners and energy sector stocks picked up with the firmer commodity prices. Oil shares are mixed though crude oil surged overnight. Japan’s Nikkei is in negative trend with the benchmark index just below the 28,900 level, amid cautious outlook after the government extended the COVID-19 state of emergency to contain the spread of the highly contagious variants of the virus. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia are in negative territory. On the flip side, China and Indonesia are trading higher.

Nikkei 225 down by 90.37 points or 0.31% to 28,873.19, Straits Times slipped 8.71 points or 0.28% to 3,158.43, Hang Seng trimmed by 19.12 points or 0.07% to 28,762.26, KOSPI narrowed 19.49 points or 0.60% to 3,228.34, Taiwan Weighted lower by 129.26 points or 0.76% to 16,946.95, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI dipped by 3.05 points 0.19% to 1,584.91.

Bucking the trend, Jakarta Composite up 8.97 points or 0.15% to 6,008.34and Shanghai Composite rose by 14.42 points or 0.40% to 3,594.53.

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