Asian markets trade in red in early deals on Wednesday

21 Sep 2022 Evaluate

Asian markets traded in red in early deals on Wednesday, with the risk aversion in the market ahead to the keenly awaited Fed interest rate decision later in the day. Federal Reserve is most likely to deliver a third straight 75 basis points rate hike after the higher-than-estimated August inflation. Japan’s Nikkei tumbled to two month low rate counting on sharp pull back in Wall Street overnight. Further, investor sentiments also got weighed amid worries over economic health of the country amid wilting local currency yen. Meanwhile, Hang Seng is trading near six-month low level in midst of intensified risks of aggressive interest rate hikes, energy crisis, COVID lockdowns, and the impact of the Ukraine war.

Nikkei 225 down by 338.29 points or 1.22% to 27,350.13, Straight times slipped 0.03 points or 0.001% to 3,266.91, Hang Seng decreased by 284.47 points 1.51% to 18,496.95, Taiwan lower by 109.09 points or 0.75% to 14,440.21, KOSPI shrunk by 23.99 points or 1.01% to 2,343.86, Jakarta Composite declined by 41.33 points or 0.57% to 7,155.62, Shanghai diminished by 17.39 points or 0.56% to 3,105.02, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI narrowed by 6.71 points or 0.46% to 1,454.39.

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