Asian indices trim losses; display mixed trends

22 Nov 2011 Evaluate

After getting off to a somber opening, majority of Asian equities have rebounded from the lows of the day and are trading with moderate gains in Tuesday trades. Though most of the benchmarks in the region dived in early morning trades as investors largely remained influenced by overnight sell-off on Wall Street where shares plunged after a US plan to tackle its mounting debt failed. However, most regional indices pruned early losses to claw back into the green terrain as investors hunted for fundamentally strong bargains after the recent butchery. Investors’ nervousness got pacified to some extent from reports that the two major  ratings agencies S&P’s and Moody's, have reaffirmed US credit rating stating that the deficit committee's failure would not trigger an immediate downgrade.

The benchmark in Tokyo pared most losses to trade on a flat note after export oriented stocks bounced back on the back of depreciation in yen against most major counterparts after ratings companies reaffirmed the US government’s credit grades, reducing demand for Japan’s currency as a haven. Seoul shares too convalesced by around half a percent after a sedate opening and two previous back to back selling sessions.

Jakarta Composite gained 10.42 points or 0.28% to 3,690.25, KLSE Composite rose 0.93 points or 0.06% to 1,435.01, Straits Times advanced 9.50 points or 0.35% to 2,707.48, Seoul Composite climbed 9.64 points or 0.53% to 1,829.67 and Taiwan Weighted added 27.35 points or 0.39% to 7,069.99.

On the flipside, Shanghai Composite declined 8.68 points or 0.36% to 2,406.45, Hang Seng shed 21.84 points or 0.12% to 18,204.01 and Nikkei 225 eased 10.75 points or 0.13% to 8,337.52.

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