Asian Markets trade mostly in red in early deals on Friday

17 Dec 2021 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded in red in early deals on Friday, with some technical selling after previous session’s gains and on ignited concerns over impact of Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. The Bank of England’s sudden move of raising 15 basis-point to its key interest rate benchmark also added risk aversion in the market. Hefty sell off in technological sector also weighed indices in the region. While banking stocks were mixed and oil stocks picked up with the surge in crude oil overnight. Japan’s Nikkei retreated modestly from earlier gains as investors side-lined ahead to today’s monetary policy decision by The Bank of Japan. The bank will announce its decision on interest rates. Market heavyweight SoftBank Group is losing 1.5%. Among the Asian stocks, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China, and Malaysia are trading in red. Bucking the trend, South Korea is trading up.

Nikkei 225 down by 467.41 points or 1.61% to 28,598.91, Straight times dipped by 8.70 points or 0.28% to 3,120.10, Hang Seng slipped by 300.31 points or 1.28% to 23,175.19, Taiwan Weighted shrunk by 16.00 points or 0.09% to 17,769.74, Jakarta Composite curtailed by 27.59 points or 0.42% to 6,567.21, Shanghai Composite narrowed by 11.29 points or 0.31% to 3,658.92 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lower by 2.23 points or 0.15% to 1,485.04.

On the flip side, KOSPI up by 0.75 points or 0.02% to 3,007.16.

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