Asian Markets See Mixed Trading on Wednesday, Japan and Indonesia Lead Gains

Asian markets experienced mixed movements on Wednesday, March 26, with Indonesia and Japan’s stocks rallying, while China’s A-shares and India’s Sensex faced declines.

In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index edged down 0.04% to 3,368.70 points, while the Shenzhen Component Index slipped 0.05% to 10,643.82 points. The ChiNext Index lost 0.26%, closing at 2,139.90 points. Livestock-related stocks outperformed after the FAO warned that H5N1 bird flu was spreading at an “unprecedented” scale. Sector-wise, electric machinery, automotive, and photovoltaic equipment stocks saw the highest net inflows, with electric machinery recording 1.667 billion yuan in capital inflows.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.6%, and the Hang Seng Tech Index advanced 1.01%. Among actively traded stocks, Xiaomi climbed 1.03%, Tencent gained 0.9%, Alibaba increased 1.41%, while Kuaishou dropped 1.67%. Pop Mart surged 10.87%.

Japanese stocks gained as concerns over U.S. tariffs temporarily eased, leading to rallies in electronics and gaming stocks. Mitsubishi Electric jumped 3.5%, while Nintendo soared 5.2%. The Nikkei 225 climbed 0.7% to 38,027.29 points, as investors continued to monitor U.S. trade and foreign policy developments that could impact Japanese firms.

In other Asian markets, South Korea’s KOSPI climbed 1.08%, closing at 2,643.94 points. Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI edged up 0.56% to 1,522.01 points. Singapore’s Straits Times Index rose 0.36% to 3,968.82 points. India’s S&P BSE Sensex dropped 0.66%, settling at 77,501.81 points. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite Index surged 3.88%, finishing at 6,477.46 points as of 16:39 SGT.