Asian markets closed the shutter on a weak note as concerns about the US Federal Reserve scaling back its huge stimulus programme in the next few months rattled investors. Japan’s Nikkei went home with red mark as yen strengthened against dollar. Stocks in China closed lower ahead of official manufacturing data out this weekend. South Korea's Kospi went home with red mark after swinging between gains and losses, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index also extended losses to close at a one-month low.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,317.75 | -6.27 | -0.27 |
Hang Seng | 22,484.31 | -70.62 | -0.31 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,129.65 | -71.05 | -1.37 |
KLSE Composite | 1,774.92 | -8.55 | -0.48 |
Nikkei 225 | 13,589.03 | -737.43 | -5.15 |
Straits Times | 3,336.01 | -31.46 | -0.93 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,000.10 | -1.10 | -0.05 |
Taiwan Weighted | 8,243.29 | -94.61 | -1.13 |
