Asian markets settled mixed on Thursday amid heavy selling pressure in tech stocks after the United States was mulling tighter curbs on exports of advanced semiconductor technology to China and US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's comments that Taiwan should pay the United States for defence. Japanese shares declined as the strengthening yen weighed on export stocks, even as Japan posted a trade surplus in June for the first time in three months. Chinese and Hong Kong shares gained as China's ruling Communist Party wrapped up a top-level meeting, with investors expecting policies to help revive economic growth in China.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,977.13 | 14.28 | 0.48 |
| Hang Seng | 17,778.41 | 39.00 | 0.22 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,321.07 | 96.85 | 1.32 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,633.81 | 0.27 | 0.02 |
| Nikkei 225 | 40,126.35 | -971.34 | -2.42 |
| Straits Times | 3,471.16 | -18.41 | -0.53 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,824.35 | -18.94 | -0.67 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 23,398.47 | -371.35 | -1.59 |
