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Asian markets end mixed on Thursday
Oct-17-2024
Asian markets ended mixed on Thursday, with Chinese and Hong Kong markets settling lower after China’s housing ministry briefing failed to impress investors and sent property shares into steep decline. Meanwhile, investors were awaiting China’s third-quarter GDP and a slew of macro-economic data including retail sales and house prices due on Friday. Japanese markets declined, even as Wall Street shares resumed their advance as Morgan Stanley and United Airlines earnings topped estimates. Data from the Ministry of Finance showed Japanese exports dropped 1.7% year-on-year in September, marking the first decrease in 10 months.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,169.38

-33.57

-1.06

Hang Seng

20,079.10

-207.75

-1.03

Jakarta Composite

7,735.04

86.10

1.11

KLSE Composite

1,641.44

8.81

0.54

Nikkei 225

38,911.19

-269.11

-0.69

Straits Times

3,625.25

34.63

0.96

KOSPI Composite

2,609.30

-1.06

-0.04

Taiwan Weighted

23,053.84

42.86

0.19


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