The Asian stock markets closed today with declines, after the release of data on a sharp fall in exports to China.
Tokyo fell by 0.4%, Hong Kong lost 1.6%, Shanghai was unchanged , Seoul weakened by 0.9% after the country’s central bank kept the interest rates and lowered the inflation forecast of 1% in 2016.
The Japanese yen strengthened against the וד dollar by 0.4% TO 103.8 yen to the dollar.