Asian markets settled mixed on Wednesday amid worries that Beijing's ongoing regulatory crackdown of its tech firms and online education industries may spread to other industries, while global investors awaited the Fed's policy guidance on inflation and interest rates. Japanese shares ended lower due to concerns over the country's economic recovery outlook after reports that the Japanese capital marked a record number of Covid-19 infection cases.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,361.59 | -19.59 | -0.58 |
Hang Seng | 25,473.88 | 387.45 | 1.54 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,088.52 | -8.53 | -0.14 |
KLSE Composite | 1,515.39 | 0.79 | 0.05 |
Nikkei 225 | 27,581.66 | -388.56 | -1.39 |
Straits Times | 3,141.75 | 2.94 | 0.09 |
KOSPI Composite | 3,236.86 | 4.33 | 0.13 |
Taiwan Weighted | 17,135.22 | -134.65 | -0.78 |