Selling pressure in Asian markets
Istanbul, April 2 (Hibya) - Asian stock markets generally followed a negative trend during the trading day of the week. Many indices across the region closed the day with losses, and selling pressure was widespread.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index fell to 8,579.50 points, declining by 1.06 percent. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index dropped to 52,421.00 points, losing 2.41 percent.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index declined by 1.51 percent to 24,898.00 points, while in India, the Nifty 50 index fell by 2.00 percent to 22,202.95 points.
The China-focused FTSE China 50 index dropped by 1.32 percent to 16,132.36 points, while Indonesia’s IDX Composite index fell by 1.25 percent to 7,094.53 points. In Malaysia, the KLCI index also declined by 0.96 percent, closing at 1,692.52 points.
In South Korea, the KOSPI index saw a notable drop of 4.23 percent to 5,246.86 points, while Thailand’s SET index ended the day at 1,466.77 points, down 0.29 percent.
Meanwhile, there was no change in the trading data for the CSE All-Share index.
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