Asian markets trade in red in early deals on Tuesday

25 Feb 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets traded in red in early deals on Tuesday, mirroring negative Wall Street overnight and on concerns over global economic health. The US President Donald Trump instructed his administration to restrict Chinese investments in technology, energy, and other strategic sectors in the US, dulling risk appetite in the market. Caution also grew ahead of China’s official February PMI data over the weekend, with expectations of subdued readings due to the impact of the Lunar New Year break. Meanwhile, the PBoC injected CNY 300 billion via a one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF), keeping the rate at 2.0%. However, this fell short of the CNY 500 billion in MLF loans maturing in February, effectively tightening liquidity. Japan’s Nikkei tumbled to a five-week low, with the sell offs in technology and artificial intelligence stocks. Participants also side lined ahead to a series of economic reports set for Friday, which may offer fresh insights into the Bank of Japan’s future monetary policy.

Nikkei 225 tumble by 496.20 points or 1.28% to 38,280.74, Straits Times narrowed by 4.33 points or 0.11% to 3,923.42, Hang Seng down by 145.28 points or 0.63% to 23,196.33, Taiwan Weighted slipped by 244.58 points or 1.04% to 23,320.73, Jakarta Composite dipped by 135.36 points or 2.01% to 6,614.24, KOSPI Index decreased by 8.57 points or 0.32% to 2,636.70, Shanghai Composite fell by 4.79 points or 0.14% to 3,368.24, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI diminished 17.08 points or 1.08% to 1,567.17.

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