Asian Markets trade mostly lower in early deals of Tuesday

15 Feb 2022 Evaluate
Most of the Asian Markets traded lower in early deals of Tuesday, saddled by the sinister tensions between Ukraine and Russia, surging inflationary pressures and on concerns over aggressive interest rate hikes by US Federal Reserve. Continued gush in crude oil rates also exacerbated worries. Japanese stocks extended losses weighed down by the negative overseas trend with the geo-political tensions and woes over global economic health. Meanwhile, Japan’s economy expanded 5.4% on an annualized basis in the final quarter of 2021, rebounding from a 3.6% contraction in the previous quarter but falling short of market expectations for a 5.8% growth. Albeit, Chinese stocks picked up as the healthcare and energy sector investments got spurred as the People's Bank of China pumped ample liquidity to buoy the economic growth.

Nikkei 225 plunged by 301.81 points or 1.11% to 26,777.78, Straight times shrunk by 7.38 points or 0.22% to 3,413.82, Straight times dipped by 7.38 points or 0.22% to 3,413.82, Hang Seng slipped by 303.80 points or 1.24% to 24,291.28, Taiwan dropped by 12.28 points or 0.07% to 17,985.39, and KOSPI curtailed by 38.50 points or 1.42% to 2,665.98.

Bucking the trend, Jakarta Composite up by 44.11 points or 0.65% to 6,778.60, Shanghai rose by 3.01 points or 0.09% to 3,431.89, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI higher by 7.87 points or 0.50% to 1,591.71.

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