Asian equity markets closed shutter on mixed note snapping earlier session’s rally, despite the Dow hitting another record on Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei closed higher after touching 12,000 mark for the first time in more than four years, supported by weaker yen and as BoJ kept things unchanged. China’s Shanghai Composite went home with green mark ahead of trade data release for February, due on March 8. Meanwhile, South Korea’s Kospi Composite closed lower with market heavyweight Samsung Electronics losing after announcing a Y10bn investment in Japanese rival Sharp.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,324.29 | -22.89 | -0.98 |
Hang Seng | 22,771.44 | -6.40 | -0.03 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,848.30 | 23.62 | 0.49 |
KLSE Composite | 1,650.93 | -0.91 | -0.06 |
Nikkei 225 | 11,968.08 | 35.81 | 0.30 |
Straits Times | 3,298.54 | 6.73 | 0.20 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,004.40 | -16.34 | -0.81 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,960.51 | 10.21 | 0.13 |
