Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in the morning deals on Wednesday, although buying interest is somewhat subdued in the region, with investors looking ahead to some crucial US economic data. On the regional front, the Japanese stock market is trading weak, with investors taking some profits after recent gains. Besides, a stronger yen and the overnight flat close on Wall Street also contributing to the subdued trend in the market. Meanwhile, Chinese Shanghai Composite rallied since the central bank last week unexpectedly cut interest rates for the first time in two years to support the economy. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Shanghai and Malaysia are notably higher. South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong are up marginally. Indonesia and Singapore are trading weak.
Hang Seng surged by 24.44 points or 0.10% to 23,868.35, KOSPI Index soared 2.81 points or 0.14% to 1,983.02, Shanghai Composite increased by 13.25 points or 0.52% to 2,580.85, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI gained 4.44 points or 0.24% to 1,843.00 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 9.85 points or 0.11% to 9,126.09.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 tumbled by 1.91 points or 0.01% to 17,405.71, Straits Times contracted by 3.85 points or 0.12% to 3,341.14 and Jakarta Composite was down by 4.74 points or 0.09% to 5,114.21.
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