Asian markets settled mostly lower on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s overnight fall as talks between the White House and Republican representatives on raising the US debt ceiling dragged on without a deal. Concerns about the future policy path of the US Federal Reserve also weighed market sentiments. Chinese shares declined slightly after reports of a spike in covid-19 infections in China. However, Japanese shares gained as a weaker yen lifted export-oriented firms.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,201.26 | -3.49 | -0.11 |
| Hang Seng | 18,746.92 | -369.01 | -1.97 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,704.23 | -41.57 | -0.62 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,402.48 | -7.14 | -0.51 |
| Nikkei 225 | 30,801.13 | 118.45 | 0.38 |
| Straits Times | 3,207.72 | -6.49 | -0.20 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,554.69 | -12.76 | -0.50 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 16,292.00 | 132.68 | 0.81 |
