Asian markets ended mixed on Friday amid upbeat jobs data and a rate cut by the European Central Bank. China’s Shanghai Composite went home with green mark on relief buying spread across various sectors, after dropping in five of the last six sessions. South Korea's Kospi Composite closed higher as telecom stocks gave a boost after positive earnings results.
Japanese financial markets remained closed for holidays.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,205.50 | 31.37 | 1.44 |
Hang Seng | 22,689.96 | 21.66 | 0.10 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,925.48 | -68.56 | -1.37 |
KLSE Composite | 1,694.77 | -18.69 | -1.09 |
Nikkei 225 | - | - | - |
Straits Times | 3,369.90 | -32.49 | -0.95 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,965.71 | 8.50 | 0.43 |
Taiwan Weighted | 8,135.03 | 6.52 | 0.08 |