BEIJING -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.55 percent to close at 3,271.67 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.94 percent lower at 10,904.99.
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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index Wednesday moved down 17.42 points, or 0.97 percent to close at 1,781.64 points.
Some 14.63 billion shares worth 71.50 billion baht (about 2.29 billion U.S. dollars) changed hands.
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MUMBAI -- Indian markets closed lower on Wednesday.
Benchmark indices extended losses; the weak global cues and correction in banking stocks amid Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case dented market sentiment.
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DHAKA -- Bangladesh's DSE (Dhaka Stock Exchange) Broad Index closed Wednesday at 5,822 points, down 25.63 points from Tuesday's finish.
Among a total of 335 issues traded, 115 registered gains and 175 incurred losses while 45 remained unchanged.
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SINGAPORE -- Singaporean shares closed 1.18 percent lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn resigned.
Maybank-Kim Eng Research said "technically, the Straits Times Index could pull back to immediate support at 3,420 points with topside resistance at 3,575 points."
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KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian stock market ended lower here on Wednesday.
The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,837.90 down 10.47 points or 0.57 percent, and the Emas was at 12,930.47 down 140.33 points or 1.07 percent.
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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 313.810 points, or 1.03 percent, to 30,196.922 points on Wednesday.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,117.402 and 30,673.082. Turnover totaled 113.20 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 14.45 billion U.S. dollars).
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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 125.6 points on Wednesday, down 1.73 points or 1.36 percent against the previous trading session.
About 63.384 million shares worth some 1.034 trillion Vietnamese dong (some 46.1 million U.S. dollars) were traded at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Wednesday, an increase of 17.7 percent in volume and 5.7 percent in value against the previous trading session.
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HO CHI MINH CITY -- VN-Index, the stock market index of Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City bourse in south Vietnam, closed at 1,112.26 points on Wednesday, down 8.03 points, or 0.72 percent, against the previous trading day's closing session.
About 279.076 million shares worth 7.654 trillion Vietnamese dong (VND) (340.92 million U.S. dollars) changed hands at the southern HCM City Stock Exchange. Prices of 145 stocks went up, 149 stocks fell down, while 49 stocks remained unchanged.
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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday as the market mood was dented by the White House saying that Gary Cohn, chief economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is stepping down, coupled with reemerging concerns about U.S. protectionism.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 165.04 points, or 0.77 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 21,252.72.
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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended lower Wednesday.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 9.59 points, or 0.4 percent, to settle at 2,401.82. Trading volume stood at 405 million shares worth 8 trillion won (7.5 billion U.S. dollars).
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished lower on Wednesday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index down 0.97 point, or 0.29 percent, to close at 337.98 points.
A total of 845 shares worth 3.2 million riel (800 U.S. dollars) were traded. Enditem
