Asian markets trade mostly in green in early deals on Tuesday

06 Aug 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mostly in green in early deals on Tuesday, as it bounced back after the sharpest sell off since 2008 with the US recession fears, disappointing tech earnings and the unwinding of yen carry trades. Market sentiments boosted after China’s services activity expanded more than expected in July amid robust demand conditions at home and abroad. Japan’s Nikkei surged with bargain hunting and as technology and artificial intelligence-related stocks rallied after previous session’s slump. Last trading session Nikkei over 12%, the worst dip since Black Monday in 1987 as the Bank of Japan’s hawkish tilt spurred a strong yen rally and had resulted rapid unwinding of the yen ‘carry trade’ in the last day trade. Investor confidence rebounded after Japan registered its first rise in real wages in 27 months in June as nominal wage growth outpaced inflation.

Nikkei 225 surge by 2,957.90 points 8.59% to 34,416.32, Hang Seng rose by 57.42 points 0.34% to 16,755.78, KOSPI Index soared by 91.75 points or 3.76% to 2,533.30, Jakarta Composite buoyed by 73.25 points or 1.04% to 7,132.90, Taiwan Weighted higher by 473.98 points or 2.33% to 20,304.86, Shanghai Composite up by 8.76 points or 0.31% to 2,869.46, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added by 20.37 points or 1.33% to 1,556.85.

On the flip side, Straits Times tumble by 34.74 points 1.07% to 3,208.93.

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