Asian markets end mostly lower on Friday

17 Jun 2022 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mostly lower on Friday on concerns that aggressive monetary tightening by major central banks could lead to a slowdown in global growth and even recession. Market sentiments weakened further by tracking a broad sell-off in US stocks overnight following disappointing US housing, regional manufacturing activity and labor market data. Japanese shares declined as the country's central bank BoJ wrapped up its monetary policy meeting with no major changes to its ultra-low interest rates. However, mainland Chinese and Hong Kong shares rallied after China's cabinet pledged more policy steps to help the world's second-largest economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,316.7931.410.96

Hang Seng

21,075.00229.571.10

Jakarta Composite

6,936.97-113.36-1.61

KLSE Composite

1,456.74-16.03-1.09

Nikkei 225

25,963.00-468.20-1.77

Straits Times

3,098.090.660.02

KOSPI Composite

2,440.93-10.48-0.43

Taiwan Weighted

15,641.26-197.35-1.25


© 2026 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×