Asian markets settled mostly down on Thursday following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight as investors were awaiting a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as well as data on retail sales and PPI releases for clues on the US Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory. Market sentiments weakened further despite the US-China trade deal, there is still some uncertainty over the Trump Administration's tariff moves against some of its major trading partners. Japan's Nikkei extended its retreat from a nearly 3-months peak as a stronger yen sent automaker shares sliding.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,380.82 | -23.13 | -0.68 |
| Hang Seng | 23,453.16 | -187.49 | -0.80 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,040.16 | 60.28 | 0.86 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,573.02 | -10.49 | -0.66 |
| Nikkei 225 | 37,755.51 | -372.62 | -0.99 |
| Straits Times | 3,891.94 | 20.89 | 0.54 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,621.36 | -19.21 | -0.73 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 21,730.25 | -52.62 | -0.24 |
