Asian markets ended mixed in thin holiday trade on Thursday as markets in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan were closed for the Lunar New Year holidays. Market sentiments mixed further by tracking Wall Street’s fall overnight after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates steady and signalled that it is in no rush to cut interest rates, while participants are cautiously awaiting clarity on US President Trump's tariff policies, especially on Canada, Mexico and China. Japanese markets gained as semiconductor shares such as Advantest continued to recover from DeepSeek concerns.
Nikkei 225 settled up by 99.19 points 0.25% to 39,513.97; and Jakarta Composite settled down by 92.58 points or 1.31% to 7,073.48.
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