Asian stocks markets ended lower, led by Japan’s Nikkei, which went home with huge losses after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined his economic growth strategy. Hong Kong market closed lower after touching their lowest in six weeks on Wednesday. Mainland Chinese markets also ended weak after comments from US Federal Reserve officials fanned fresh worries about the duration of its stimulus programme. Shares in Taiwan went home with red mark as investors remained cautious by the Legislative Yuan's failure to pass an amendment to the capital gains tax on stock investments on May 31, the final day of the Legislature's spring session.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,270.93 | -1.49 | -0.07 |
Hang Seng | 22,069.24 | -216.28 | -0.97 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,001.22 | -20.39 | -0.41 |
KLSE Composite | 1,774.42 | -2.32 | -0.13 |
Nikkei 225 | 13,014.87 | -518.89 | -3.83 |
Straits Times | 3,243.43 | -47.92 | -1.46 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,959.19 | -30.32 | -1.52 |
Taiwan Weighted | 8,181.91 | -9.31 | -0.11 |
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