Asian Markets trade mostly lower in early deals on Wednesday

29 Sep 2021 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded lower in early deals on Wednesday, saddled by the hefty sell off in technological sector stocks followed by the bullish trend in US Treasury Bond Yield notes with the outlook over Federal Reserve’s stimulus tapering in the near future. Market sentiments also dulled with the mounting concerns over debt ceiling impasse in Washington, China's power crisis and the Evergrande situation. Meanwhile, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned members of the Senate Banking Committee about upside risks to inflation during testimony on Tuesday morning. Banking sector was mixed in the session, while Oil shares were red with the negative crude oil rates. Japan’s Nikkei held down in the session amidst fears that the China’s power crunch might radically hit Toyota's production and supply chain. Meanwhile, Wall street ended in red with negative trend in the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The major European markets also went bearish in the session. Among the Asian stocks, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea Taiwan, China, and Malaysia are trading in red. Bucking the trend, Singapore, and Indonesia are in positive territory.

Nikkei 225 down by 744.55 points or 2.47% to 29,439.41, Hang Seng rose by 67.59 points or 1.46% to 24,389.78, Shanghai Composite up by 64.62 points or 1.79% to 3,537.60, Taiwan Weighted lower by 312.81 points or 1.82% to 16,868.63, and KOSPI shrunk by 44.75 points or 1.44% to 3,053.17, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell by $5.68 points or 0.37% to 1,541.14.

On the flip side, Straight times up by 1.40 points or 0.05% to 3,079.09, and Jakarta Composite rose by 19.19 points or 0.31% to 6,132.30.

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