Asian markets end mostly in green as Trump softens tariff stance

29 Apr 2025 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mostly in green on Tuesday as the White House has confirmed President Trump's plan to reduce tariffs on auto parts for cars made in America following intense lobbying by industrial leaders. Seoul stocks ended higher for a third day running, with auto and bio stocks leading the surge ahead of quarterly earnings reports from major companies. However, China's Shanghai Composite index finished lower after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put the burden for trade progress squarely on China, increasing confusion about the status of talks between the two countries. Meanwhile, Japanese market was closed for Showa Day holiday. On the economic data front, Singapore's producer prices increased for the fourth straight month in March, though at a slower pace than in the previous two months, data from the Department of Statistics showed. The manufacturing producer price index rose 3.3 percent year-on-year in March, slower than the 6.0 percent increase in February. 

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,286.65

-1.76

-0.05

Hang Seng

22,008.11

36.15

0.16

Jakarta Composite

6,749.08

26.11

0.39

KLSE Composite

1,515.56

- 6.03

-0.40

Nikkei 225

--

--

--

Straits Times

3,805.18

- 6.62

- 0.17

KOSPI Composite

2,565.42

16.56

0.65

Taiwan Weighted

20,232.63

198.22

0.98


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