Asian markets end mostly higher on Wednesday
Japanese shares ended modestly higher as the yen's weakness lifted automakers
Asian markets ended mostly higher on Wednesday after speculators’ enlarged their positions, with Seoul shares hitting a near four-year high as investors digested US President Donald Trump's renewed tariff threats targeting copper, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. Japanese shares ended modestly higher as the yen's weakness lifted automakers. However, Chinese shares declined marginally after the release of inflation data. While CPI inflation climbed into the green for the first time since January, producer deflation deepened to its worst level in almost two years in June, data showed.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,493.05 | -4.43 | -0.13 |
| Hang Seng | 23,892.32 | -255.75 | -1.07 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,943.92 | 39.53 | 0.57 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,529.24 | -0.90 | -0.06 |
| Nikkei 225 | 39,821.28 | 132.47 | 0.33 |
| Straits Times | 4,057.82 | 9.96 | 0.25 |
| KOSPI Composite | 3,133.74 | 18.79 | 0.60 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 22,527.01 | 164.74 | 0.73 |
