Asian markets end mostly in red on Friday

12 Apr 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets ended mostly in red on Friday as traders priced in less monetary-policy easing by the Federal Reserve this year and waited for the U.S. earnings season to kick off with large-cap banking names. China's market fell as the U.S. crackdown on China's tech sector intensified. The United States has added six Chinese companies to an export blacklist accusing them of seeking to acquire AI chips for China's military or helping to procure drones for use by Russia. Investors also looked ahead to a rate decision by the People's Bank of China on Monday, with the central bank expected leave the key policy rate unchanged.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,019.47

-14.78  

-0.49    

Hang Seng

16,721.69

-373.34

-2.23    

Jakarta Composite

--

--

--

KLSE Composite

1,551.04

- 2.47

- 0.16

Nikkei 225

39,523.55

80.92

0.20

Straits Times

3,216.91

-10.70  

-0.33    

KOSPI Composite

2,681.82           

-25.14  

-0.94    

Taiwan Weighted

20,736.57         

-16.65  

-0.08    

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