The Edge Markets said India’s Sensex was the very best performer within the region, up 6.02% on the 12 months, followed by New Zealand’s NZX (up 4.92%), the Jakarta Composite Index (down 2.54%) and Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange All Share Index (down 4.97%).
The worst-performing stock markets within the region were the Shanghai Composite Index, down 24.59% 12 months to this point, South Korea’s Kospi (down 17.28%) and the Laos Composite Index (down 16.22%).
Regional markets have been volatile over the past 12 months, with aspects including the U.S.-China trade war, concerns concerning the U.S. Federal Reserve tightening monetary policy and the expansion of China, the world’s second-largest economy.
Global oil prices fell again at the top of 2018, erasing the gains made because the starting of the 12 months.
In summary, all Southeast Asian stock markets have been classified as per the detailed information given below:
Place 3: Jakarta Composite Index
Place 5: Malaysia FBM KLCI
Place 9: Vietnamese Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Index
Place 10: Singapore STI
Place 11: Bangkok SET
Place 13: Philippines PSE
Place 15: Laos Composite Index
Source: The Edge Markets
