Asian markets ended mixed on Thursday amid Japanese shares led gains as strong financial results from AI chip giant Nvidia boosted technology shares, even as the minutes of recent US Fed meeting showed officials were disappointed in recent inflation data and discussed potential further rate hikes if inflation surged. However, South Korean shares closed marginally lower as the Bank of Korea held its benchmark policy rate unchanged for an 11th straight time amid sticky inflation. Chinese shares declined after China announced immediate military drills around Taiwan days after new president takes office.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,116.39 | -42.15 | -1.35 |
| Hang Seng | 18,868.71 | -326.89 | -1.73 |
| Jakarta Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| KLSE Composite | 1,629.18 | 7.09 | 0.44 |
| Nikkei 225 | 39,103.22 | 486.12 | 1.24 |
| Straits Times | 3,322.62 | 14.72 | 0.44 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,721.81 | -1.65 | -0.06 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 21,607.43 | 55.60 | 0.26 |
