Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Friday

25 Oct 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mixed in early deals on Friday, due to lack of proper market direction. Woes over lingering Middle East geopolitical conflicts, and uncertainties surrounding the US election saddled indices. Hopes for more stimulus policy from China in the upcoming meeting of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee provided support to Chinese indices. Japan’s Nikkei slipped with the cautiousness ahead to general election in Japan this weekend and a slew of corporate earnings reports in the following weeks. Nikkei is in track to mark its second consecutive weekly dip. Stronger local currency yen also discouraged foreign inflows.

Nikkei 225 down by 323.68 points 0.85% to 37,819.61, Straits Times slipped by 18.04 points 0.50% to 3,586.91, Jakarta Composite dipped by 10.51 points or 0.14% to 7,706.04, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI curtailed by 2.37 points or 0.15% to 1,629.86.

On the flip side, Hang Seng soared by 230.98 points 1.11% to 20,720.60, KOSPI Index rose by 1.05 points or 0.04% to 2,582.08, Taiwan Weighted added by 125.09 points or 0.54% to 23,317.61, and Shanghai Composite peaked by 16.63 points or 0.51% to 3,286.17. 

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