All Asian markets went home with green mark as several board members of Bank of Japan in the last meeting said that the central bank should not dismiss any policy options in combating risks to the economy. South Korea's Kospi rallied on foreign investor’s buying in local shares, which increased technology and auto stocks. Meanwhile, markets positioned itself ahead of a raft of economic data coming out later in the day from Europe and the U.S. The German economy, reported by 0.3% growth in the second quarter beating market expectations also supported markets.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,142.52 | 6.45 | 0.30 |
Hang Seng | 20,291.68 | 210.32 | 1.05 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,121.56 | 19.03 | 0.46 |
KLSE Composite | 1,652.90 | 6.58 | 0.40 |
Nikkei 225 | 8,929.88 | 44.73 | 0.50 |
Straits Times | 3,087.84 | 23.03 | 0.75 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,956.96 | 24.52 | 1.27 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,479.25 | 42.95 | 0.58 |