Asian stock markets mostly down<\/p>\n
HONG KONG (Reuter): Asia's stock markets ended mostly down
\nyesterday in featureless trade with major bourses Tokyo and Hong
\nKong barely changed from opening levels, brokers said.<\/p>\n
Local news grabbed most of the headlines with Taipei down as
\ninvestors reacted with disappointment to the central bank's cuts
\nin banks' reserve requirements while former South Korea president
\nRoh Tae-woo's widening slush fund scandal continued to pressure
\nstocks.<\/p>\n
The Seoul index fell 5.05 points to 987.72.<\/p>\n
Tokyo stocks ended barely changed, with the Nikkei average
\nfalling 15.75 points, or 0.09 percent, to 18,021.22.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong stocks also ended near where they began with the
\nblue chip Hang Seng index easing 3.69 points to 9,732.41.<\/p>\n
Taiwan's share price index ended down 37.40 points or 0.77
\npercent at 4,825.19.<\/p>\n
The SET index in Bangkok rose 2.33 points to 1,241.24 on thin
\nturnover of around two billion baht.<\/p>\n
Sydney's All-Ordinaries index ended 3.0 points up at 2,109.80.<\/p>\n
Share prices in Kuala Lumpur fell 8.70 points to 918.59, while
\nSingapore lost 6.21 points to 2,089.60 as shipper Sembawang Corp
\ncontinued to see selling pressure.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta composite index rose 0.89 points, or 0.18 percent,
\nto close at 489.91.<\/p>\n
Manila ended slightly higher on late technical buying, with
\nthe key index rising 9.52 points to 2,469.87.<\/p>\n
In Bombay, the 30-share BSE index was down 43.52 points at
\n3,425.88. The 100-stock National index dropped 11.76 points to
\n1,556.17.<\/p>\n
In Paris, the CAC-40 share index had jumped 33.40 points to
\n1,856.304<\/p>\n
The Financial Times-Stock Exchange index of 100 leading
\nBritish shares was up 7.8 points at 3,522.6.<\/p>\n
Frankfurt's 30-share DAX index was 7.96 ahead at 2,173.75.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/asian-stock-markets-mostly-down-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }