Asian markets closed the shutter on a weak note as China's economic recovery unexpectedly faltered in the first three months of 2013 as the annual rate of growth eased back to 7.7% from the 7.9% pace set in the final quarter of last year. Japan’s Nikkei went home with red mark, pressurized by yen’s strength against greenback. Meanwhile, investors were still worried about the Korean peninsula, where military tensions are high.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,181.94 | -24.84 | -1.13 |
Hang Seng | 21,772.67 | -316.38 | -1.43 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,894.59 | -42.62 | -0.86 |
KLSE Composite | 1,697.77 | -0.76 | -0.04 |
Nikkei 225 | 13,275.66 | -209.48 | -1.55 |
Straits Times | 3,284.37 | -9.82 | -0.30 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,920.45 | -3.78 | -0.20 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,763.53 | -58.10 | -0.74 |
