Asian Markets trade mostly lower in early deals on Wednesday

07 Jul 2021 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded lower in early deals on Wednesday weighed down by the continued surge in covid-19 infections and worries over chances of a hawkish stance by Federal Reserve ahead to the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting. Profit booking after previous sessional gains also added the downside. Japan’s Nikkei tumbled in the session, with the benchmark falling below the 28,350 level, after Tokyo reported 593 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday. The country is potentially keeping the quasi-state of emergency covering the Tokyo in place during the Summer Olympics. Moreover, cautiousness ahead to the release of Japan’s economic data for May also fuelled the downward trend. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia,  and Malaysia are trading lower. Bucking the trend, China is trading higher.

Nikkei 225 down by 327.60 points or 1.14% to 28,315.61, Straits Times slipped 47.18 points or 1.48% to 3,143.41, Hang Seng lower by 207.61 points or 0.74% to 27,865.25, Taiwan Weighted dipped by 79.63 points or 0.44% to 17,833.44, KOSPI curtailed 24.90 points or 0.75% to 3,280.31, Jakarta Composite shrunk by 15.21 points 0.25% to 6,031.90, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI narrowed by 6.11 points 0.40% to 1,525.52.

On the flip side, Shanghai Composite up by 15.39 points or 0.44% to 3,545.65.

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