Asian markets trade mixed, Japan gains while Korea slips

MG News | November 12, 2026 at 09:26 AM GMT+05:00

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November 12, 2026 (MLN): Asian markets traded mixed on Thursday, with Japan’s equities edging higher while South Korean and Australian stocks remained under pressure amid volatile regional trading.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged up in choppy trading, while the broader Topix index advanced 0.62%. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.35%, while the small-cap Kosdaq index declined 0.66%.

Meanwhile, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.31%, according to CNBC.

Futures indicated a mixed start across the region, with Nikkei 225 futures trading at 61,760 in Chicago and 62,020 in Osaka, compared with the previous close of 61,248.59. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng futures stood at 24,107, below the index’s previous close of 24,315.92.

Investor sentiment was also affected by developments surrounding Nvidia, whose shares plunged more than 9% in after-hours trading following reports concerning a possible leadership change involving CEO Jensen Huang.

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Name	Price/Vol	%Chg/NChg
KSE100	180,009.40 10.35M	0.52% 925.59
ALLSHR	107,504.90 75.00M	0.50% 535.61
KSE30	52,529.88 7.39M	0.57% 299.58
KMI30	257,534.77 7.56M	0.57% 1460.94
KMIALLSHR	69,394.10 24.38M	0.54% 370.51
BKTi	49,687.09 1.07M	0.57% 281.61
OGTi	35,240.85 0.10M	0.37% 129.99

Symbol	Bid/Ask	High/Low

Name	Last	High/Low	Chg/%Chg
BITCOIN FUTURES	73,780.00	74,300.00 73,485.00	-945.00 -1.26%
BRENT CRUDE	91.52	92.32 91.47	-1.24 -1.34%
RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY	126.85	126.85 126.85	0.65 0.52%
ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY	136.20	136.25 135.50	2.20 1.64%
USD RBD PALM OLEIN	1,182.50	1,182.50 1,182.50	0.00 0.00%
CRUDE OIL - WTI	85.49	86.53 85.41	-1.04 -1.20%
SUGAR #11 WORLD	18.47	18.57 18.10	0.38 2.10%