Asian markets went home on mixed note after US Federal Reserve added more monetary stimulus, which revealed that it will not lift interest rates until unemployment was under control. Japan’s Nikkei ended higher after touching eight-month high as yen extended its weakness. However, mainland Chinese shares closed lower, weighted by weakness in the resource sector, while Hong Kong markets plunged on mild profit-taking pressure. South Korean and Taiwanese shares made strong advances on fresh U.S. Federal Reserve policy.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,061.48 | -21.25 | -1.02 |
Hang Seng | 22,445.58 | -57.77 | -0.26 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,320.19 | -17.34 | -0.40 |
KLSE Composite | 1,652.75 | 3.00 | 0.18 |
Nikkei 225 | 9,742.73 | 161.27 | 1.68 |
Straits Times | 3,156.55 | 14.98 | 0.48 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,002.77 | 27.33 | 1.38 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,757.09 | 66.90 | 0.87 |
