Asian markets ended mixed on Friday, as investors booked some profits from earlier sessions rally after senior Federal Reserve officials expressed worries over continuing bond buying. However, Japan's Nikkei closed firm on its first trading day of the New Year, as investors reacted to a weakening yen. Shanghai Composite went home with green mark, taking support from banking stocks, as the market opened for the first time after the U.S. fiscal-cliff agreement. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended lower following previous two sessions’ rally. Moreover, South Korean market closed with some losses as the country's export champions in electronics, cars and shipbuilding came under selling pressure.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,276.99 | 7.86 | 0.35 |
Hang Seng | 23,331.09 | -67.51 | -0.29 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,410.02 | 10.76 | 0.24 |
KLSE Composite | 1,692.58 | -0.07 | - |
Nikkei 225 | 10,688.11 | 292.93 | 2.82 |
Straits Times | 3,225.22 | 0.42 | 0.01 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,011.94 | -7.47 | -0.37 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7805.99 | -30.85 | -0.39 |
