Asian markets settled mostly down on Wednesday. Taiwan and South Korean shares plummeted after an overnight rout in Wall Street tech shares following a steep drop for AI investor darling Nvidia and other chip shares. Japanese shares dented by tracking weak US manufacturing data that fuelled concerns that the American economy could be headed to a recession. Traders were cautiously awaiting Friday's upcoming US payrolls data for more clues on the economic and rate outlook. Meanwhile, Chinese and Hong Kong shares fell after a private survey showed growth in China's services sector activity slowed in August.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,784.28 | -18.70 | -0.67 |
| Hang Seng | 17,457.34 | -194.15 | -1.11 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,672.90 | 56.38 | 0.73 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,670.24 | -6.41 | -0.38 |
| Nikkei 225 | 37,047.61 | -1,638.70 | -4.42 |
| Straits Times | 3,441.38 | -38.96 | -1.13 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,580.80 | -83.83 | -3.25 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 21,092.75 | -999.46 | -4.74 |
