Asian markets end lower on Thursday

19 Aug 2021 Evaluate

Asian markets ended lower on Thursday following Wall Street’s overnight declines after minutes from the July Federal Reserve meeting indicated a willingness to start reducing asset purchases before the end of the year. Further, worries about surging delta variant of the corona-virus too dented risk appetite. Chinese and Hong Kong shares settled lower after China published detailed rules aimed at tackling unfair competition and companies' handling of critical data in a move to tighten control of its technology sector. Moreover, Japanese shares declined after reports that Toyota Motor plans to slash its global output by 40 percent next month due to chip shortages.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %    

Shanghai Composite

3,465.55
-19.74
-0.57

Hang Seng

25,316.33
-550.68
-2.13

Jakarta Composite

5,992.32
-125.83
-2.06

KLSE Composite

1,514.95

-10.29

-0.67

Nikkei 225

27,281.17
-304.74
-1.10

Straits Times

3,089.21
-42.23
-1.35

KOSPI Composite

3,097.83
-61.10
-1.93

Taiwan Weighted

16,375.40
-450.87
-2.68


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