Asian markets trade mostly in red on Friday

29 Nov 2024 Evaluate

Asian markets were trading mostly in red on Friday following the lack of cues from Wall Street. Investors assessed November inflation numbers from Japan’s capital of Tokyo and industrial production figures from South Korea. The November headline inflation rate in Tokyo came in at 2.6%, a rebound from the 1.8% seen in October. Core inflation, which excludes costs of fresh food, rose to 2.2% compared with Reuters poll expectations of 2.1%. Tokyo’s inflation numbers are widely considered to be an indicator of nationwide trends. Besides, the developments in the Middle East were hurting market sentiment.

Asian markets were trading mostly in red; Straits Times fell 19.66 points or 0.53% to 3,717.59, Jakarta Composite plunged 81.94 points or 1.15% to 7,118.22, KOSPI dropped 35.76 points or 1.45% to 2,468.91 ad Nikkei 225 slipped 189.7 points or 0.5% to 38,159.36 KLSE Composite down by 1.32 or 0.08% to 1,596.17. However, Hang Seng advanced 265.32 points or 1.35% to 19,632.28, Shanghai Composite strengthened 52.5 points or 1.57% to 3,348.20 and Taiwan Weighted added 26.42 points or 0.12% to 22,325.32.

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