The Asian markets made a mixed start with some of the indices trading marginally in red. Though, the Chinese market has lost some ground in early deals but other indices in the region were taking cues from report that Chinese manufacturing expanded and euro region factory output maintained growth in August, also there was some sense of relief with decline in crude prices, as prospects of an imminent strike on Syria faded.
An official report showed that China’s economy is strengthening after a two-quarter slowdown, with a manufacturing gauge rising to a 16-month high in August to 51.0. A separate manufacturing PMI released by HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics rose to 50.1 last month from 47.7 in July, the first reading above 50 since April.
Shanghai Composite was down by 3.72 points or 0.18% to 2,094.66, Jakarta Composite was down by 15.45 points or 0.37% to 4,178.50, KLSE Composite has lost 8.76 points or 0.51% to 1,718.82 and the Seoul Composite was down 3.10 points or 0.16% to 1,923.26.
On the other hand, Hang Seng surged by 366.21 points or 1.69% to 22,097.58, Nikkei 225 gained 203.16 points or 1.52% to 13,592.02, Straits Times was up by 21.12 points or 0.70% to 3,050.41 and Taiwan Weighted gained 15.25 points or 0.19% to 8,036.15.
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