Asian markets end mixed ahead of Bank of Japan's policy meeting

25 Apr 2013 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mixed on Thursday in quiet trade following an anemic close on Wall Street overnight. Investors were waiting for policy decision by the Bank of Japan, which may add huge stimulus measures to the economy. Japan’s Nikkei went home with gain of over half a percent, continuing to rally on the back of a soft yen. Meanwhile, South Korean shares closed higher as metals and chemicals rebounded on higher gold and oil prices. However, Shanghai Composite ended lower, despite of positive quarterly earnings from China Minsheng Bank, the country’s seventh-largest lender.

Asian Indices

Last Trade

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,199.31

-19.01

-0.86

Hang Seng

22,401.24

218.19

0.98

Jakarta Composite

4,994.52

-17.08

-0.34

KLSE Composite

 1,706.34

-1.01

-0.06

Nikkei 225

13,926.08

82.62

0.60

Straits Times

3,337.71

15.00

0.45

KOSPI Composite

1,951.60

16.29

0.84

Taiwan Weighted

8,021.75

-1.96

-0.02

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