Asian shares took a breather from the recent rallies and ended mixed on Thursday, after weak set of earnings reports and downbeat economic data from the U.S. Japan’s Nikkei went home with green mark amid positive factory output in December, while Taiwan closed higher as on posting its best growth in five quarters on improved demand for the island's electronics exports and stronger consumption. South Korea’s Kospi ended marginally lower on worries about the impact on the nation’s exporters as a weakening yen improved prospects for their Japanese counterparts.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,385.42 | 2.95 | 0.12 |
Hang Seng | 23,729.53 | -92.53 | -0.39 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,453.70 | 0.73 | 0.02 |
KLSE Composite | 1,627.55 | -0.18 | -0.01 |
Nikkei 225 | 11,138.66 | 24.71 | 0.22 |
Straits Times | 3,280.39 | -5.51 | -0.17 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,961.94 | -2.49 | -0.13 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,850.02 | 17.04 | 0.22 |
