Extending earlier session’s gains, Asian markets ended mostly higher on Thursday, on the back of another record performance from Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei closed with strong gains after touching a fresh multi-year high as the dollar approached the 100-yen mark. However, the ambitiously quixotic Shanghai Composite went home with red mark, while Hang Seng market was more closely correlated to the global mood. Meanwhile, Seoul’s Kospi, ended higher joined in with positive regional mood, despite of North Korea tensions and worries about exporter competitiveness as the won rose against the yen.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,219.55 | -6.57 | -0.30 |
Hang Seng | 22,101.27 | 66.71 | 0.30 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,924.26 | 46.79 | 0.96 |
KLSE Composite | 1,707.04 | 10.84 | 0.64 |
Nikkei 225 | 13,549.16 | 261.03 | 1.96 |
Straits Times | 3,308.80 | 15.55 | 0.47 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,949.80 | 14.22 | 0.73 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,857.98 | 105.18 | 1.36 |
