Asian markets settled mostly lower on Friday tracking negative global cues overnight as traders remained cautious and concerned about the outlook for interest rates ahead of US jobs data due later in the day. Japanese shares declined, while the Japanese Yen’s slide to a fresh 24-year low against the US dollar and breaching the key psychological level of 140. Chinese shares ended almost flat as concerns over global growth following fresh lockdowns in the world’s second largest economy dented market sentiments.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,186.48 | 1.50 | 0.05 |
Hang Seng | 19,452.09 | -145.22 | -0.74 |
Jakarta Composite | 7,177.18 | 24.08 | 0.34 |
KLSE Composite | 1,491.18 | -0.77 | -0.05 |
Nikkei 225 | 27,650.84 | -10.63 | -0.04 |
Straits Times | 3,205.69 | -18.39 | -0.57 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,409.41 | -6.20 | -0.26 |
Taiwan Weighted | 14,673.04 | -128.82 | -0.87 |