Asian markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday, pressured by a deepening sell-off in US technology and artificial intelligence stocks alongside heightened fears of Middle East escalation. Investors were on edge as voting began in the crucial US midterm elections. Further, Chinese markets declined, even as Chinese regulators rolled out a series of support measures, ranging from conducting swap operations to upgrading a lending facility for stock buybacks by listed companies, as part of efforts to stabilise struggling capital markets. Moreover, South Korea’s Kospi tumbled amid foreign and institutional sell-offs driven by growing worries about massive artificial intelligence spending, while the country's consumer price inflation rose 2.8% year-over-year in October 2026. Meanwhile, Japanese market was closed in observation of Culture Day holiday.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,608.10 | -29.93 | -0.82 |
Hang Seng | 23,525.97 | 132.65 | 0.57 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,904.29 | -192.54 | -3.93 |
KLSE Composite | 1,621.85 | 2.34 | 0.14 |
Nikkei 225 | -- | -- | -- |
Straits Times | 5,269.29 | -34.54 | -0.65 |
KOSPI Composite | 5,648.79 | -210.29 | -3.59 |
Taiwan Weighted | 43,307.54 | -1,612.60 | -3.59 |