Asian markets have made a mixed start on Wednesday, snapping their two days of sharp rally after the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s cut credit ratings on US lenders from Bank of America Corp. to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc., and Morgan Stanley had their long-term credit grades cut to A- from A at S&P. JPMorgan Chase & Co. was reduced to A from A+. The Japanese markets is trading in red despite the yen weakness against the dollar, while the Seoul Composite was down after the report that South Korea’s industrial production rose in October at the slowest pace since August.
Yen was weak against euro after European ministers agreed to expand the bailout fund’s capacity by "introducing sovereign bond practical risk participation and a co-investment approach."
Shanghai Composite was down by 17.84 points or 0.74% to 2,394.55, Hang Seng plunged by 322.76 points or 0.17% to 17,923.86, Nikkei 225 lost 71.26 points or 0.84% to 8,406.56, Seoul Composite was down by 14.41 points or 0.77% to 1,842.71 and Taiwan Weighted declined by 95.20 points or 1.36% to 6,893.90.
On the other hand, Jakarta Composite advanced 9.02 points or 0.25% to 3,696.77, KLSE Composite ascended by 10.20 points or 0.71% to 1,455.65 and Straits Times was marginally up by 0.07 points to 2,688.27.
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