Most of the Asian markets traded lower in early deals on Wednesday, due to risk aversion in the market as the disappointing news from First Republic Bank spooked fears about a wider impact from the banking crisis. A loss of more than $100 billion in deposits is reported by First Republic Bank for quarter one. Moreover, speculators side-lined their investments ahead to the monetary policy meetings of US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, due over the next two weeks. Additionally, rising COVID cases in China also fuelled concerns in the market. Japan’s Nikkei retreated after two straight sessional gains in line with the negative global indices and on technical correction at prevailing levels. Meanwhile, investors closely eyed on the upcoming Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting this week, the first to be led by new central bank chief Kazuo Ueda.
Nikkei 225 down 225.27 points or 0.79% to 28,394.80, Straight times slipped by 4.92 points or 0.15% to 3,291.64, Hang Seng shrunk by 116.07 points or 0.59% to 19,733.95, KOSPI diminished by 5.81 points or 0.23% to 2,483.21, Taiwan narrowed by 39.55 points or 0.26% to 15,331.18 and Shanghai declined by 10.18 points or 0.31% to 3,254.69, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI dipped by 10.40 points or 0.73% to 1,414.79.
On the flip side, Hang Seng up by 116.07 points or 0.59% to 19,733.95 and Jakarta Composite rose by 38.96 points or 0.51% to 6,860.77.
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