Asian Markets trade mostly lower in early deals on Wednesday

03 Nov 2021 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded lower in early deals on Wednesday, with the caution ahead to the Federal Reserve‘s  outcome of policy meet which is widely anticipated  to taper its pandemic-era stimulus amidst of soaring inflationary rates. Additionally, concerns about the resurgence of coronavirus infections in the region, particularly in China also dulled market sentiments. Technological stocks are mixed, while banking sector is mostly higher. The Japanese stock market is closed today in observance of Culture Day. South Korea’s KOSPI marked largest loss in line with the tumble in its bond yields and as Korean won weakened against dollar. Among the Asian stocks, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, China and Malaysia are in negative trend. Bucking the trend, Taiwan and Indonesia are trading higher.

KOSPI down by 39.62 points or 1.31% to 2,973.87, Hang Seng dipped by 242.66 points or 0.97% to 24,857.01, Straight times slipped by 13.08 points or 0.40% to 3,219.29, Shanghai Composite narrowed by 13.17 points or 0.38% to 3,492.46, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI shrunk by 5.04 points or 0.33% to 1,532.59.

On the flip side, Taiwan Weighted up by 59.99 points or 0.35% to 17,125.96, and Jakarta Composite rose by 31.36 points or 0.48% to 6,524.64.

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