Asian markets end mostly lower on Wednesday

08 Sep 2021 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday due to concerns over spreading of the Delta variant of corona-virus globally. Seoul shares extended losses as tech stocks came under selling pressure on concerns over regulations against online platform giants. Chinese shares ended on a flat note amid bets that the worst of Beijing's regulatory crackdown has passed, while China's yuan firmed after the Chinese central bank PBoC pledging to maintain a prudent stance on monetary policy. However, Japanese shares ended higher after GDP growth for April-June was revised up to an annual pace of 1.9% from an initial estimate of 1.3% rise.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %    

Shanghai Composite

3,675.19
-1.40
-0.04

Hang Seng

26,320.93
-32.70
-0.12

Jakarta Composite

6,026.02
-86.38
-1.41

KLSE Composite

1,597.63

14.15

0.89

Nikkei 225

30,181.21
265.07
0.89

Straits Times

3,068.94
-39.59
-1.27

KOSPI Composite

3,162.99
-24.43
-0.77

Taiwan Weighted

17,270.49
-158.38
-0.91


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