Most of the Asian markets traded lower in early deals on Friday, pressured down by the risk aversion in the market tracking mounting economic concerns in China amid reports of accelerated B COVID infections in Beijing. Moreover, market sentiments got dulled with the easing dollar, soaring US Treasury bond yields and concerns over sharper Fed interest rate hikes. Japan’s Nikkei fell for the straight second session with the worries about pressure to the central bank to adjust its policy of ultra-low interest rates followed by the surging inflation rates in the country.
Nikkei 225 down by 77.86 points or 0.29% to 26,929.10, Straight times dipped 28.86 points or 0.95% to 2,993.84, Hang Seng decreased by 40.13 points or 0.25% to 16,240.09, Taiwan lower by 48.62 points or 0.38% to 12,897.48, and KOSPI curtailed by 2.28 points or 0.10% to 2,215.81.
On flip side, Jakarta Composite up by 43.86 points or 0.63% to 7,024.51, Shanghai rose by 15.13 points or 0.50% to 3,050.18, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added 4.79 points or 0.33% to 1,442.51.
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