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 |
