Asian markets settle mostly higher on Tuesday

18 Feb 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets settled mostly higher on Tuesday, with risk appetite in the market buoyed by the rally in technological sector amidst growing optimism over AI followed by the news on a meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and business leaders. Japan's Nikkei finished green after the local currency yen softened bolstering foreign investments and on upbeat economic data for the quarter 4. Japan's economy grew by 0.7% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter, up from 0.4% growth in the previous quarter and exceeding expectations of 0.3%. On an annualized basis, Japan's GDP expanded by 2.8% in Q4, in line with forecasts and accelerating from a 1.7% increase in Q3. 

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,324.49

-31.34

-0.94

Hang Seng

22,976.81

360.58

1.57

Jakarta Composite

6,873.55

42.67

0.62

KLSE Composite

1,584.84

2.08

0.13

Nikkei 225

39,270.40

96.15

0.24

Straits Times

3,925.56

20.71

0.53

KOSPI Composite

2,626.81

16.39

0.62

Taiwan Weighted

23,666.11

160.78

0.68

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