Asian markets settled mostly higher on Friday, tracking gains in Wall Street overnight as the US President Joe Biden's administration unveiled its plan for battling Covid-19 this winter, and on expectations that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 would prove to be milder than previous strains. Seoul shares gained as health authorities strengthened virus curbs to contain the spread of the Omicron virus variant. Japanese shares rose as the yen weakened, while a survey showed the services sector in the country expanded at a faster pace in more than two years in November on a jump in new business, signalling stronger consumer confidence as the corona-virus pandemic subsided. Chinese shares improved after the latest survey from Caixin showed the services sector in the country continued to expand in November, albeit at a slower pace with a PMI score of 52.1, down from 53.8 in October.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,607.43 | 33.59 | 0.94 |
Hang Seng | 23,766.69 | -22.24 | -0.09 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,538.51 | -45.31 | -0.69 |
KLSE Composite | 1,501.74 | 4.81 | 0.32 |
Nikkei 225 | 28,029.57 | 276.20 | 1.00 |
Straits Times | 3,102.18 | 10.07 | 0.33 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,968.33 | 23.06 | 0.78 |
Taiwan Weighted | 17,697.14 | -27.74 | -0.16 |
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