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<Asia> Asia Mkts Mostly Softer; Indonesia IDX Slumps 2.5% to Underperform; Korea Slips After Hitting Record High; DBS Rises 3% Post-Results
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The US Federal Reserve kept the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged, in line with expectations. Reports said the US is seeking to deploy hypersonic missiles to Iran for the first time, raising the risk of escalating tensions in the Middle East. US stock index futures declined, with DJIA futures down 276 points or nearly 0.6%, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures each fell by less than 0.2%. International oil prices climbed to a four-year high, with Brent crude currently up 4.3% at USD123.13 per barrel. The market is awaiting interest rate decisions from the Bank of England and the European Central Bank later today.

Major Asia-Pacific markets were broadly softer today (30th). In mainland China, the Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share markets were mixed at midday. The Shanghai Composite Index edged up 3 points or 0.1% to 4,111, while the Shenzhen Component Index dipped 9 points or less than 0.1% to 15,111. Hong Kong stocks closed down 322 points or 1.2% at 25,789 at midday, with turnover of HKD156.585 billion. Taiwan stocks fell 125 points or 0.3% to 39,178. TSMC slipped 0.7%, Hon Hai fell 2%, MediaTek rose 1.4%, and Delta Electronics declined 0.5%.

The Nikkei index resumed trading after a holiday and dropped 744 points or 1.2% in the afternoon session to 59,172. Fujitsu tumbled 13.7% after results, despite reporting that full fiscal-year net profit for the year ended March rose 104.5% YoY to JPY449.408 billion. Heavy machinery stocks were under pressure, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Heavy Industries and IHI falling 4.1% to 5.7%, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries down 2.3%. Oriental Land, the operator of Tokyo Disney, slid 9.4% after its annual net profit edged down 1.8% YoY to about JPY121.8 billion.

South Korea's Kospi, after hitting record closing highs for consecutive sessions, once rose to a fresh all-time high of 6,750 this morning before reversing to fall nearly 1% to 6,627. Samsung Electronics declined 1.6%. Its 1Q operating profit surged more than sevenfold to KRW57.2 trillion, a record high and above market expectations, supported by AI server demand and memory chip shortages. Revenue also hit a record high, rising about 70% YoY to KRW133.9 trillion, beating expectations. SK Hynix was marginally up 0.1%. Hyundai Motor fell 4.1%.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index fell 41 points or 0.5% to 8,645 near the close. New Zealand's NZX 50 index rose 76 points or 0.6% to 12,846 near the close.

India's Nifty 50 index dropped 325 points or 1.4% to 23,852. The BSE Sensex fell 1,106 points or 1.4% to 76,390.

Singapore's Straits Times Index rose 36 points or nearly 0.7% to 4,892. DBS Group rose 3.5% after reporting that 1Q net profit increased 1% YoY to SGD2.93 billion, with total income hitting a record SGD5.95 billion. United Overseas Bank and OCBC rose 0.5% to 0.7%. Jardine Matheson and its subsidiary DFI Retail fell 1.2% to 1.9%.

Thailand's SET 50 fell 0.4%, Malaysia's KLCI dropped 0.3%, and Indonesia's IDX slumped 2.5% to 6,926, underperforming the region, breaking below the 7,000 level and hitting a one-and-a-half-month low. Philippine stocks fell 0.7%. Vietnam's Hanoi Index rose 0.5%, while the Ho Chi Minh Index declined 1.2%. (da/a)~

This article was automatically translated by AI, the Chinese version should be considered the authoritative version. AASTOCKS.com Limited does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any damages or losses arising from the use of this translation.

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