Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Wednesday

29 Nov 2023 Evaluate
Asian Markets traded mixed in early deals on Wednesday, with minimal moves amid a lack of market-moving cues. Investors also cautiously awaited this week’s Chinese manufacturing activity data for November for more cues on economic health of world’s second largest economy. Recent data indicated a slump in Chinese industrial profits in November, though at its slowest pace in a year.  Japan’s Nikkei edged lower marking its third straight sessional slide as market booked profit after November rally. Meanwhile, retail sales and industrial production numbers of Japan are to be released on Thursday. Hang Seng tumbled the most among Asian indices registering its fourth consecutive slide. However, some indices held up with the positive Wall Street overnight.

Nikkei 225 edged lower by 7.66 points 0.02% to 33,400.73, Hang Seng down 319.18 points 1.84% to 17,034.96, KOSPI Index decreased 3.27 points or 0.13% to 2,518.49, and Shanghai Composite declined by 8.16 points or 0.27% to 3,030.39.

On the flip side, Straits Times lifted 15.87 points or 0.52% to 3,081.81, Taiwan Weighted dipped 6.53 points or 0.04% to 17,347.78, Jakarta Composite climbed by 8.21 points or 0.12% to 7,049.28, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added by 0.57 points or 0.04% to 1,448.59.

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