Asian markets trade mixed in early deals of Wednesday

17 Jul 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mixed in early deals of Wednesday, saddled by profit booking in technological sector stocks with its global counter partners. Investors continued to rotate out of mega-cap technology names in the US to other sectors and hopes to benefit from the potential Fed interest rate cuts. Market sentiments also dulled as the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech at the Third Plenum failed to raise optimism on economic rebound of the second largest economy in the world. Woes of a tough US stance on China in the second Trump administration, and weaker-than-expected economic growth figures of China also, pressured investments. Japan’s Nikkei also retreated after the local currency yen picked up weighing down the export oriented gains.

Nikkei 225 down by 190.03 points 0.46% to 41,085.05, Taiwan Weighted slipped by 286.98 points or 1.20% to 23,710.27, KOSPI Index decreased by 16.25 points or 0.57% to 2,849.84, and Shanghai Composite dipped by 10.08 points or 0.34% to 2,966.22.

On the flip side, Straits Times up by 2.83 points 0.08% to 3,490.74, Hang Seng rose by 11.44 points 0.06% to 17,739.42, Jakarta Composite kindled by 4.44 points or 0.10% to 7,228.73, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added by 10.66 points or 0.66% to 1,636.62.

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