Asian markets settled higher on Friday tracking Wall Street gains overnight after a string of better-than-expected earnings results from retailers. Meanwhile, investors also took comfort from the latest US Federal Reserve minutes suggesting that the Fed wants to slow the tightening cycle in the second half of the year following half-percentage-point rate hikes in June and July. Economic readings in the US sent mixed cues, with initial jobless claims falling more than expected last week, while revised first-quarter GDP print in United States suggesting a contraction of 1.5 percent YoY. Chinese and Hong Kong shares gained as Chinese tech firms got a boost from better-than-expected first-quarter revenue growth from Alibaba and Baidu, while hopes for improving Sino-US ties and more government stimulus also supporting market sentiments. Moreover, Japanese shares rose after data showed the Tokyo core consumer price index (CPI) grew 1.9% year-on-year in May 2022.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,130.24 | 7.13 | 0.23 |
Hang Seng | 20,697.36 | 581.16 | 2.89 |
Jakarta Composite | 7,026.26 | 142.76 | 2.07 |
KLSE Composite | 1,546.76 | 5.61 | 0.36 |
Nikkei 225 | 26,781.68 | 176.84 | 0.66 |
Straits Times | 3,230.55 | 21.37 | 0.67 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,638.05 | 25.60 | 0.98 |
Taiwan Weighted | 16,266.22 | 297.39 | 1.86 |
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