Difficult Direction in Asian Stock Markets

Difficult Direction in Asian Stock Markets Difficult direction in Asian stock markets. Indices in the Asia Pacific Region followed a mixed course on the last trading day of the week. Asian stocks struggled to navigate with the ongoing negotiations on the incentive package that investors planned to implement at the end of the week to reduce the economic effects of the coronavirus epidemic in the USA and the increase in the number of cases that occurred again in the epidemic. Shares declined in Tokyo Sydney and Seoul, while increased in Hong Kong and China.   Index Summaries Japan's Topix Index fell 0.3 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1 percent. South Korea's Kospi Index fell 0.5 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index increased 0.4 percent. Australia's S & P / ASX 200 Index fell 0.2 percent.