Asian markets end mostly down on Tuesday

03 Sep 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets ended mostly down on Tuesday with caution ahead of critical US economic reports, including Friday's non-farm payrolls report for August to gauge the size of the Federal Reserve's rate cut later this month. Japanese shares declined as the yen rebounded from a two-week low against the US dollar. Chinese and Hong Kong shares fell, dragged by banking and energy shares and disappointing China August manufacturing activity data. Moreover, Seoul shares dropped after data showed South Korea's headline inflation eased from 2.6% to 2% in August, marking its lowest level on a year-on-year basis since March 2021.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

2,802.98

-8.06

-0.29

Hang Seng

17,651.49

-40.48

-0.23

Jakarta Composite

7,616.52

-78.01

-1.02

KLSE Composite

1,676.65

-1.54

-0.09

Nikkei 225

38,686.31

-14.56

-0.04

Straits Times

3,480.34

17.26

0.50

KOSPI Composite

2,664.63

-16.37

-0.61

Taiwan Weighted

22,092.21

-142.89

-0.65

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