Asian markets trade in red in early deals on Wednesday

03 Jan 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded in red in early deals on Wednesday, saddled by the scaling back of bets on the scale of interest rate cuts from major central banks this year. As per reports market anticipates around a 70% chance of a quarter-point rate cut from the US central bank in March, down from previously projected nearly 90% chance. Moreover, major correction in technical stocks followed by Barclays’ rating cut on iPhone maker Apple to ‘underweight’ and trimmed its price target. Hang Seng is the worst performer among Asian indices after Chinese factory activity dipped further in December while the service sector continued to grow, highlighted the lingering uneven economic recovery amid uncertainties from home and abroad. Stock market of Japan remained closed for market holiday.

Hang Seng tumble 205.00 points 1.24% to 16,583.55, Straits Times down 17.62 points or 0.55% to 3,212.33, Taiwan Weighted dipped 258.25 points or 1.45% to 17,595.51, KOSPI Index narrowed 56.35 points or 2.11% to 2,613.46, Jakarta Composite diminished by 24.66 points or 0.34% to 7,298.93, and Shanghai Composite decreased by 4.94 points or 0.17% to 2,957.34.

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