Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in the early deals on Monday, tracking a positive lead from Wall Street. However, gains are just modest in most of the markets in the region as the mood is generally cautious amid uncertainty about the near term outlook. Investors are also watching the developments in Iraq and Ukraine. The Japanese market improved tracking a positive lead from Wall Street. However, profit taking and data showing a smaller than expected rise in Japanese industrial output restricted the gains. On the economic front, industrial output in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent on month in May. That was shy of forecasts for an increase of 0.9 percent following the 2.8 percent contraction in April. The Chinese Shanghai Composite rose with tomorrow’s manufacturing data expected to add to signs the biggest emerging economy is stabilizing after a two-quarter slowdown. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Shanghai, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan are trading notably higher, while Singapore and Malaysia are slightly weak.
Nikkei 225 spurted by 28.12 points or 0.19% to 15,123.12, Hang Seng improved 55.03 points or 0.24% to 23,276.55, KOSPI Index strengthened by 7.32 points or 0.37% to 1,995.83, Jakarta Composite soared 13.90 points or 0.29% to 4,859.03, Shanghai Composite gained 13.66 points or 0.67% to 2,050.07 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 74.90 points or 0.80% to 9,381.73.
On the flip side, Straits Times slipped 10.53 points or 0.32% to 3,260.52 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was down by 0.61 points or 0.03% to 1,880.32.
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