Asian markets settle mostly higher on Wednesday

28 Jan 2026 Evaluate
Asian markets settled mostly higher on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision and key earnings from mega-cap US companies like Meta, Microsoft, Tesla, and Apple. Further, sentiments gained with US dollar declining to four-year low after the US President Donald Trump indicated that he is comfortable with the dollar’s recent decline.  Chinese shares gained the People's Bank of China lifted the offshore yuan to a 32-month high. Hong Kong shares rallied after one of China’s largest property developers -- China Vanke secured a 2.36-billion-yuan loan from Shenzhen Metro Group, its largest shareholder, to repay bond principal and interest. The Japan’s Nikkei ended marginally higher as the Bank of Japan's December minutes showed board members supported further rate hikes if the outlook for growth and prices holds. Seoul shares hit a new peak fuelled by strong gains in chipmakers and battery stocks, and after US President Donald Trump said his administration will work something out with Seoul over a trade deal.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

4,151.24

11.33

0.27

Hang Seng

27,826.91

699.96

2.58

Jakarta Composite

8,320.56

-659.67

-7.35

KLSE Composite

1,756.49

-14.76

-0.83

Nikkei 225

53,358.71

25.17

0.05

Straits Times

4,909.34

-13.68

-0.28

KOSPI Composite

5,170.81

85.96

1.69

Taiwan Weighted

32,803.82

485.90

1.50


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