Asian markets went home with a red mark on Friday after Republican lawmakers cancelled a vote on a tax-cut plan, increasing doubts over the U.S. economic condition. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei closed in negative territory as the yen’s upmove weighed on Japanese exporters. Hong Kong closed lower, dragged by energy firms like Petroleum & Chemical Corp., which was down by 1.4%, while South Korean market ended lower with heavyweight Samsung Electronics’ decline by 4.1%.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,153.31 | -15.04 | -0.69 |
Hang Seng | 22,506.29 | -153.49 | -0.68 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,250.21 | -4.60 | -0.11 |
KLSE Composite | 1,658.85 | -11.75 | -0.70 |
Nikkei 225 | 9,940.06 | -99.27 | -0.99 |
Straits Times | 3,163.56 | -11.96 | -0.38 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,980.42 | -19.08 | -0.95 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,519.93 | -75.53 | -0.99 |
