Asian markets end mixed on Wednesday

30 Jul 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets ended mixed on Wednesday with caution ahead of big US tech earnings, the US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan’s interest rate decisions, and the August 1 tariff deadline, while upcoming US inflation and jobs data also remained on investors' radar. Japanese shares declined after a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a tsunami that sent waves crashing into coastal areas and prompting alerts across the Pacific. Hong Kong shares fell after the US and Chinese officials concluded two days of talks in Stockholm without any meaningful breakthroughs. Chinese shares gained after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised China's 2025 economic growth up to 4.8% in an update to its World Economic Outlook from the 4.0% forecast in April. China's GDP growth in 2026 is also revised upward by 0.2% points to 4.2%, it said. However, the IMF warned that the global economy faced major risks including a potential rebound in tariff rates, geopolitical tensions and larger fiscal deficits.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,615.72

6.01

0.17

Hang Seng

25,142.00

-382.45

-1.52

Jakarta Composite

7,549.89

-68.02

-0.90

KLSE Composite

1,524.50

0.68

0.04

Nikkei 225

40,629.00

-45.55

-0.11

Straits Times

4,219.41

-10.00

-0.24

KOSPI Composite

3,254.47

23.90

0.73

Taiwan Weighted

23,461.72

260.20

1.11

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