Asian markets end lower on Friday

30 May 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets ended lower on Friday due to uncertainty surrounding a court battle about the US President Donald Trump's tariffs and rising concerns about US economic stability, while investors were awaiting key US inflation reading that may provide further cues into the Federal Reserve's policy trajectory. Seoul shares declined sharply on profit taking and after the release of soft industrial production, retail sales and facilities investment figures for April. Chinese shares dipped, with Apple suppliers leading losses after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade negotiations with China were ‘a bit stalled’ and suggested President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could get involved. Hong Kong shares fell as the suspension of US chip software exports to China, intensifying trade and tech-sector worries. Japanese shares declined as the yen extended gains after the release of hot Tokyo inflation data, which boosted the odds of a rate hike in June.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,347.49

-15.96

-0.48

Hang Seng

23,289.77

-283.61

-1.22

Jakarta Composite

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--

--

KLSE Composite

1,508.35

-10.63

-0.70

Nikkei 225

37,965.10

-467.88

-1.23

Straits Times

3,894.61

-22.23

-0.57

KOSPI Composite

2,697.67

-22.97

-0.85

Taiwan Weighted

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--

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