All the Asian equity benchmarks barring Jakarta Composite are trading higher in the early deal on Thursday following the dovish comments by the US Federal Reserve chief and upbeat Chinese trade data that suggested some signs of stabilization in the world's second-largest economy. Bargain hunting after recent losses is also contributing too the sentiments. On the regional front, Japanese stocks rose with a weaker yen and the overnight positive close on Wall Street after US stocks rallied on optimism the Federal Reserve will continue to support the economy and investors weighed earnings. Chinese stocks increased led by energy producers, after an unexpected increase in the nation’s trade in April eased concern about slowing growth in the world’s second-biggest economy. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong and Shanghai are trading notably higher. Taiwan and Singapore are up with modest gains. Malaysia and South Korea are up marginally, while Indonesia is trading weak.
Shanghai Composite rose 22.32 points or 1.11% to 2,032.41, Hang Seng increased 118.04 points or 0.54% to 21,864.30, KLSE Composite jumped by 2.99 points or 0.16% to 1,863.4, Nikkei 225 spurted by 183.32 points or 1.31% to 14,216.77, Straits Times gained 13.54 points or 0.42% to 3,249.97, Seoul Composite added 3.08 points or 0.16% to 1,942.96 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 32.66 points or 0.37% to 8,925.88.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite was down by 12.01 points or 0.25% to 4,850.06.
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