Asian equity markets go down

Asian-Pacific (APR) equity markets decline in trading today, April 20. Thus, Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index fell 1.13% by 08:13 Moscow time. The cost of the car manufacturer Toyota Motor decreases by 1.5%, the manufacturer of electronics Sony by 1.3%. Read also: The US stock market closed in a positive, despite record unemployment Shares Wharf Real Estate Investment are down 2.7%, South Korean KOSPI by 08:15 Moscow time dropped by 0.49%, the financial portal investing.com reports. The capitalization of LG Electronics is down 0.7%, shares of car manufacturers Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors are losing 2.6% and 1%, respectively. At the same time, China's Shanghai Composite index rose by 0.16%: 18 GMT, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng down 0.18%. It is noted that the fall takes place against the background of the decline in the base rate by the People's Bank of China (NBK). Thus, the rate on loans for the year was reduced by 20 basis points from 4.05% to 3.85%. The loan rate for five years or more has been lowered from 4.75% to 4.65%.