Asian stock markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday as Wall Street and European shares were hit by political concerns in Spain and Italy. Japanese stocks closed lower snapping the recent rallies on the back of weak yen as investors looked to book profits. Hong Kong ended lower, weighted down by Sinopec Corp, which plummeted 2.9 % after the Chinese state-owned oil company, Asia's biggest refiner, said it was raising $3.1 billion through a share placement. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite went home with green mark amid positive economic data.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,433.13 | 4.98 | 0.20 |
Hang Seng | 23,148.53 | -536.48 | -2.27 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,479.44 | -11.12 | -0.25 |
KLSE Composite | 1,633.35 | -1.20 | -0.07 |
Nikkei 225 | 11,046.92 | -213.42 | -1.90 |
Straits Times | 3,272.66 | -24.71 | -0.75 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,938.18 | -15.03 | -0.77 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,886.94 | -36.22 | -0.46 |
