Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 on Friday ended up 14.9 points, or 0.1 percent, at 20,788.39, edging up 0.1 percent from a close of 20,773.56 on Jan. 25. The Shanghai Composite on Friday gained 33.66 points, or 1.3 percent, to 2,618.23, rising 0.6 percent from a close of 2,601.72 on Jan. 25. In Seoul on Friday, the KOSPI slid 1.39 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 2,203.46, a 1.2 percent gain from 2,177.73 a week earlier. That was a decline of 0.4 percent from a close of 9,969.61 on Jan. 25. The TAIEX, the key barometer on the bourse, opened at 9,915.97, moving between 9,909.81 and the day’s high of 9,959.03.

Source: Taipei Times February 02, 2019 15:56 UTC