Asian markets made a mixed closing on year’s last session
Date: 31-12-2012Asian markets made a mixed closing on the final day of year 2012, though all the indices were not trading and some had a short trading session on the New Year eve, but there was cautiousness across the globe regarding the US fiscal cliff and they even overlooked encouraging Chinese manufacturing data. The HSBC manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 51.5 in December from 50.5 in November. Total new orders increased at the quickest pace since January 2011 despite a fall in new export orders. China's Shanghai Composite index rallied over one and half a percent to its highest level since June 20.
The financial markets in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia were closed for public holidays, while Hong Kong traded for half day.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,269.13 | 35.88 | 1.61 |
Hang Seng | 22,656.92 | -9.67 | -0.04 |
KLSE Composite | 1,688.95 | 7.62 | 0.45 |
Straits Times | 3,167.08 | -24.72 | -0.77 |
Jakarta Composite | -- | -- | -- |
Nikkei 225 | -- | -- | -- |
KOSPI Composite | -- | -- | -- |
Taiwan Weighted | -- | -- | -- |