Asian markets close in red on weak Chinese PMI

23 Apr 2013 Evaluate

Asian markets closed in red on Tuesday on fresh data showing Chinese manufacturing activity expanded at a slower rate in April. Japan’s Nikkei ended lower on the back of profit-taking and a pick-up in the yen against dollar. Shanghai Composite closed lower, recording worst daily loss in nearly a month after a preliminary version of HSBC’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped to a two-month low of 50.5 in April, compared with a final reading of 51.6 in March. Hong Kong market went home with red mark as commodity producers suffered selling.

Asian Indices

Last Trade

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,184.54

-57.63

-2.57

Hang Seng

21,806.61

-237.76

-1.08

Jakarta Composite

4,975.33

-21.59

-0.43

KLSE Composite

 1,700.39

-6.29

-0.37

Nikkei 225

13,529.65

-38.72

-0.29

Straits Times

3,284.35

-24.57

-0.74

KOSPI Composite

1,918.63

-7.68

-0.40

Taiwan Weighted

7,942.77

-27.61

-0.35

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