Most Asian stock markets went home with the green mark as Barack Obama was re-elected as U.S. president, which is expected to add further monetary easing in the world’s largest economy. However, Japan's Nikkei ended little unchanged after bobbling between gains and losses. China's Shanghai Composite closed lower ahead of the once-in-a-decade top leadership change, while Hong Kong's market closed the shutter on positive note, snapping two days of losses. Moreover, Seoul markets gained marginally and Kospi ended higher, led by exporters.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,105.73 | -0.27 | -0.01 |
Hang Seng | 22,099.85 | 155.42 | 0.71 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,350.42 | 36.16 | 0.84 |
KLSE Composite | 1,645.53 | -0.10 | -0.01 |
Nikkei 225 | 8,972.89 | -2.26 | -0.03 |
Straits Times | 3,043.27 | 23.94 | 0.79 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,937.55 | 9.38 | 0.49 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,287.18 | 50.50 | 0.70 |
