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Asian markets trade mostly lower in early deals on Wednesday
Jan-07-2026
Asian markets traded mostly lower in early deals on Wednesday, saddled by the intensified geopolitical tensions following the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduroa, as well as conflict between China and Japan over Taiwan. Participants also side-lined ahead to the release of this week’s US December jobs report, China’s December CPI and PPI data and Hong Kong's forex reserves figures. Sharp sell offs in technological and consumer sector stocks also fuelled the negative trend. Hang Seng dipped the most among Asian indices Street with the risk aversion in global indices.  

Nikkei 225 down by 465.08 points or 0.89% to 52,053.00, Hang Seng dipped by 252.45 points 0.95% to 26,458.00, Taiwan Weighted narrowed by 118.04 points or 0.39% to 30,458.26, KOSPI Index decreased by 27.19 points or 0.60% to 4,498.29, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI index dipped by 0.91 points or 0.05% to 1,671.44.

On the flip side, Straits Times up by 1.37 points or 0.03% to 4,741.34, Jakarta Composite added by 6.91 points 0.06% to 8,940.52, and Shanghai Composite increased by 11.87 points or 0.29% to 4,095.54.
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