Asian markets settled mostly higher on Thursday, tracking strong move of Wall Street shares overnight following easing turmoil in the global financial market. Chinese and Hong Kong shares gained ahead of an expected meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Meanwhile, investors are awaiting Chinese official purchasing managers' index (PMI) for March, due on Friday. However, escalating tensions between China and the United States limited further gains in Asian equities.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,261.25 | 21.19 | 0.65 |
Hang Seng | 20,309.13 | 116.73 | 0.57 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,808.95 | -30.49 | -0.45 |
KLSE Composite | 1,424.61 | 4.26 | 0.30 |
Nikkei 225 | 27,782.93 | -100.85 | -0.36 |
Straits Times | 3,257.18 | -5.36 | -0.16 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,453.16 | 9.24 | 0.38 |
Taiwan Weighted | 15,849.43 | 79.67 | 0.50 |