Asian equities end mostly higher on Wednesday

10 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity indices ended the session in the green on Wednesday with Chinese benchmarks surging over half a percent, as sentiments remained up-beat on hopes that Beijing may ease policy to boost growth after feeble trade data earlier in the day. China’s exports fell 3.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, while imports dropped 0.7 percent, severely missing market expectations and reinforcing signs of a second-quarter economic slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. Meanwhile, Hong Kong shares hit a three-week closing high on Wednesday. However, Japanese Nikkei ended the session in the negative terrain, reversing earlier gains ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, with investors waiting for clues to the future of the bank's stimulus programme.

Asian Indices

Last Trade

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2088.13

42.67

2.17

Hang Seng

20904.56

221.55

1.07

Jakarta Composite

4478.64

74.84

1.70

KLSE Composite

1768.71

2.22

0.13

Nikkei 225

14416.60

-56.30

-0.39

Straits Times

3188.04

9.41

0.30

KOSPI Composite

1824.61

-6.19

-0.34

Taiwan Weighted

8011.69

40.51

0.51

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