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Asian markets settle mostly higher on Tuesday
Jan-06-2026
Asian markets settled mostly higher on Tuesday tracking Wall Street’s gains overnight. Meanwhile investors were awaiting a raft of key US economic data this week for clues on the monetary policy outlook. Investors shrugged off data that showed economic activity in the US manufacturing sector contracted in December for the 10th consecutive month. China's Shanghai Composite index reached its highest levels in more than a decade driven by gains in non-ferrous metals and financials. The South Korean Kospi index broke the 4,500-point mark for the first time, buoyed by gains for semiconductors, brokerages and shipbuilders. 

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

4,083.67

60.25

1.50

Hang Seng

26,710.45

363.21

1.38

Jakarta Composite

8,933.61

74.42

0.83

KLSE Composite

1,672.35

-7.97

-0.47

Nikkei 225

52,518.08

685.28

1.32

Straits Times

4,739.97

59.47

1.27

KOSPI Composite

4,525.48

67.96

1.52

Taiwan Weighted

30,576.30

471.26

1.57

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