Most of the Asian equity indices are trading in the red in Thursday’s morning deals as investors opted to book profit after most of the regional counters hit seven-week highs. Japanese markets declined over half a percent, led by over 6% fall in shares of the camera maker Canon after it lowered sales forecasts by 10 per cent late Wednesday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index and the Shanghai Composite too dipped into the red, shrugging off a mini-stimulus package unveiled late Wednesday by China’s State Council meant to “arouse the energy of the market”. However, South Korea’s Kospi Composite remained marginally in the green in early deals after reporting upbeat GDP report. The export-led economy expanded by 1.1 per cent in the June quarter, beating expectations it would grow 0.8 per cent from the prior quarter.
Shanghai Composite dipped 2.01 points or 0.10% to 2,031.32, Hang Seng declined 63.48 points or 0.29% to 21,905.45, Jakarta Composite contracted 40.26 points or 0.85% to 4,677.85, Nikkei 225 decreased 77.99 points or 0.53% to 14,653.29, Straits Times shed 28.92 points or 0.88% to 3,245.84 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 19.66 points or 0.24% to 8,176.53.
On the flip side, KLSE Composite rose 0.71 points or 0.04% to 1,810.71 and Seoul Composite was up by 0.66 points or 0.03% to 1,912.74.
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