Snapping earlier session’s sharp fall, Asian markets recovered sharply and ended mostly higher on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei extending gains on hopes for further monetary easing under a new central bank chief. The Shanghai Composite Index bounced back after earlier session’s losses and closed higher as the National People's Congress - the country's parliament - began its annual session, although property developers fell further under the lingering influence of fresh restrictions imposed on the sector late last week.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,326.31 | 52.90 | 2.33 |
Hang Seng | 22,560.50 | 22.69 | 0.10 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,751.70 | -9.76 | -0.20 |
KLSE Composite | 1,642.08 | 6.10 | 0.37 |
Nikkei 225 | 11,683.45 | 31.16 | 0.27 |
Straits Times | 3,248.26 | 8.31 | 0.26 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,016.61 | 3.46 | 0.17 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,932.71 | 65.37 | 0.83 |