Asian markets mostly ended lower on Tuesday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the U.S. earnings season and the European Central Bank's policy meeting due later in the week. Japan’s Nikkei went home with red mark as a stronger yen pressurized Japanese exporters. Hong Kong’s market closed with losses weighted down by profit-taking in energy, insurance and property sectors after recent rallies. Chinese market ended lower before several batches of data due over the coming week, while Seoul's Kospi was dragged by heavyweight Samsung Electronics.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,276.07 | -9.29 | -0.41 |
Hang Seng | 23,111.19 | -218.56 | -0.94 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,397.54 | 5.17 | 0.12 |
KLSE Composite | 1,688.91 | -5.25 | -0.31 |
Nikkei 225 | 10,508.06 | -90.95 | -0.86 |
Straits Times | 3,205.52 | -12.74 | -0.40 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,997.94 | -13.31 | -0.66 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,721.66 | -33.43 | -0.43 |
