Asian markets settled mostly lower on Tuesday, even though the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at record highs overnight. Global surge in new Covid-19 Delta plus variants clouding the outlook for the global economic recovery and weakened investors' appetite for risk. Hong Kong shares declined on tracking losses in state-owned energy players like China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) and PetroChina. Japanese shares dropped amid news on another impending State of Emergency in Tokyo and other areas due to signs of resurgence in coronavirus infections.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,573.18 | -33.19 | -0.92 |
Hang Seng | 28,994.10 | -274.20 | -0.94 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,949.05 | 9.58 | 0.16 |
KLSE Composite | 1,548.31 | 3.60 | 0.23 |
Nikkei 225 | 28,812.61 | -235.41 | -0.81 |
Straits Times | 3,089.49 | -37.39 | -1.20 |
KOSPI Composite | 3,286.68 | -15.21 | -0.46 |
Taiwan Weighted | 17,598.19 | 7.22 | 0.04 |