South Korea’s Kospi hit a record high for the third straight day Friday, as trade talks continued with the U.S., bucking wider losses in Asia.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index handed back 695.59 points, or 1.4%, to 48,582.15.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index 641.41 points, or 2.5%. to 25,247.16.
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. fell 2.36% Friday, ending at 1,450 New Taiwan dollars a share ($47.28 U.S.). The chip heavyweight posted a third-quarter earnings beat after Taiwan’s market closed Thursday.
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports posted a sharp rebound in September, jumping 6.9% from a year earlier, defying expectations of a 2.1% drop and reversing an 11.3% fall in August.
CHINA
The CSI 300 in Shanghai faltered 104.19 points, or 2.3%, to 4,514.23, marking the steepest drop for the index since April.
Notably, Chinese automaker BYD’s stocks fell more than 4% after the carmaker filed a plan with China’s State Administration for Market Regulation for its largest recall of around 115,000 vehicles due to design defects and battery-related issues.
In other markets
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index docked 27.27 points, or 0.6%, to 4,328.93.
In Taiwan, the Taiex index tumbled 345.5 points, or 1.3%, to 27,302.37.
In Korea, the Kospi edged up 0.52 points to 3,748.93.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 lost 99.89 points, or 0.8%, to 13,289.21.
In Australia, the ASX 200 grew 73.11 points, or 0.8%, to 8,995.29.
