Asian markets settled mostly higher on Wednesday tracking bounced back in US stocks overnight following a less-hawkish comments than expected from the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and it also reassured investors that the central bank will tackle inflation to extend the economic expansion. US Fed Chair Jerome Powell has made it clear interest rates will increase if inflation persists but also said he expects some of the supply chain problems that are pushing up prices would ease in the middle of this year. Investors are awaiting the release of US December inflation data later in the day for further clues on the interest rate outlook. Chinese shares gained as data showed inflationary pressure in the county eased further in December. Data from National Bureau of Statistics showing that Consumer prices in China were up 1.5 percent year-on-year in December. That was shy of expectations for an increase of 1.8 percent and was down sharply from 2.3 percent in November. The bureau also said that producer prices climbed an annual 10.3 percent, missing forecasts for an increase of 11.1 percent and slowing from 12.1 percent a month earlier.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,597.43 | 29.99 | 0.84 |
Hang Seng | 24,402.17 | 663.11 | 2.79 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,647.06 | -0.91 | -0.01 |
KLSE Composite | 1,563.20 | -1.09 | -0.07 |
Nikkei 225 | 28,765.66 | 543.18 | 1.92 |
Straits Times | 3,254.98 | 8.61 | 0.27 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,972.48 | 45.10 | 1.54 |
Taiwan Weighted | 18,375.40 | 87.19 | 0.48 |
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