Asian markets end mostly lower on Tuesday

20 Jan 2026 Evaluate
Asian markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday due to lack of direct cues from Wall Street overnight because the US markets were closed on Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Japan’s Nikkei fell sharply on growing fiscal concerns and US President Donald Trump's renewed tariff threats against European allies over Greenland. South Korea's Kospi dropped as investors took profits in major chipmakers and automakers stocks. Chinese shares declined marginally after the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), Chinese central bank, announced to leave its Loan Prime Rates unchanged on Tuesday. The one-year and five-year LPRs were at 3.00% and 3.50%, respectively. Market sentiments weakened further as Chinese regulators cracked down on speculation and trading malpractice.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

4,113.65

-0.35

-0.01

Hang Seng

26,487.51

-76.39

-0.29

Jakarta Composite

9,134.70

0.83

0.01

KLSE Composite

1,699.06

-13.27

-0.77

Nikkei 225

52,991.10

-592.47

-1.11

Straits Times

4,828.00

-6.88

-0.14

KOSPI Composite

4,885.75

-18.91

-0.39

Taiwan Weighted

31,759.99

120.70

0.38

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