Asian markets settle mixed on Wednesday

28 May 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets settled mixed on Wednesday despite a strong rally on Wall Street overnight driven by improved prospects for a US-EU trade agreement, strong US consumer confidence data, and a global bond surge. Meanwhile, investors were awaiting US PCE inflation reading and the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve May meeting. Chinese shares declined after a large explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China. Hong Kong shares dipped even as Xiaomi reported better-than-expected revenue in the March quarter. The Nikkei 225 ended little changed and the yen wobbled in volatile trading as a weak government bond auction sparked a sell-off in the country's bond market. However, Seoul shares climbed as global trade tensions eased and a survey showed South Korea's business sentiment improved for the third straight month in May.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,339.93

-0.76

-0.02

Hang Seng

23,258.31

-123.68

-0.53

Jakarta Composite

7,175.82

-23.15

-0.32

KLSE Composite

1,523.48

-2.68

-0.18

Nikkei 225

37,722.40

1.71

0.00

Straits Times

3,911.92

15.83

0.40

KOSPI Composite

2,670.15

32.93

1.23

Taiwan Weighted

21,357.72

21.18

0.10

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