Asian equity markets ended mostly lower after hovering near 2013 lows as Cyprus clambered to encounter a solution to its funding crisis and worries over the health of the euro zone increased. Bucking the trend, the Shanghai Composite Index went home with green mark after swinging between gains and losses. Japan’s Nikkei closed lower with the stronger yen after the new Bank of Japan governor played down the chances of an emergency meeting. Hong Kong market ended in negative territory, on gloomy picture of corporate earnings.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,328.28 | 4.04 | 0.17 |
Hang Seng | 22,115.30 | -110.58 | -0.50 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,723.16 | -79.51 | -1.66 |
KLSE Composite | 1,626.89 | -3.86 | -0.24 |
Nikkei 225 | 12,338.53 | -297.16 | -2.35 |
Straits Times | 3,258.57 | -9.08 | -0.28 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,948.71 | -2.11 | -0.11 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,796.22 | -15.62 | -0.20 |
