Asian Shares Mixed Despite China Stimulus Hopes

RTTNews | 1063天前

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks gave up early gains to end mixed on Tuesday amid Europe's worsening energy crisis and ahead of a European Central Bank meeting this week.

To cope with soaring energy prices, the European Commission is pushing for caps on wholesale gas prices.

Given the deterioration in the inflation outlook, either a 75 bps or 50 bps interest rate hike is possible at Thursday's ECB policy meeting.

The dollar notched a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese yen while oil inched lower after rising sharply overnight, following an OPEC+ deal to cut output by 100,000 barrels per day in October.

China's Shanghai Composite index rallied 1.36 percent to 3,243.45 after senior officials from China's central bank and leading ministries promised fresh measures to follow a stimulus package released in May.

The yuan rebounded from a more than two-year low against the U.S. dollar after the central bank slashed the amount of foreign-exchange deposits banks need to set aside as reserves for the second time this year.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended 0.12 percent lower at 19,202.73 after a choppy session.

Japanese markets fluctuated before ending on a flat note. The Nikkei average finished marginally higher at 27,626.51 while the broader Topix index slipped 0.11 percent to 1,926.58.

Textile maker Unitika soared 7.5 percent on news that its shares would be excluded from the Nikkei 225 in a regular reshuffle.

Seoul stocks ended a tad higher after falling for three straight sessions. The Kospi average inched up 0.26 percent to 2,410.02.

Australian markets ended lower as the Reserve Bank of Australia increased the cash rate by 50 basis points as widely expected.

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.38 percent to 6,826.50 while the broader All Ordinaries index closed 0.26 percent lower at 7,055.90.

Across the Tasman, New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX-50 index dropped 0.17 percent to 11,599.23. Heavyweight Fisher & Paykel Healthcare fell 2.3 percent to hit a two-year low.

The U.S. markets were closed Monday on account of Labour Day holiday.

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EURUSD	1.15675	GBPUSD	1.32853	AUDUSD	0.64686
USDJPY	147.074	USDCAD	1.3778	USDCHF	0.80755

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Asian Shares Mixed Despite China Stimulus Hopes