Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in the early deals on Thursday tracking cues from Wall Street where stocks moved up overnight on optimism about growth on the back of an upbeat report on US service sector activity. On the regional front, the Japanese stock market advanced, with a weaker yen triggering some hectic buying at several counters. The sentiments improve further as polls suggested that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is headed for an election victory. China’s benchmark stock index rallied to three-year highs as investors piled into large-company shares as well as brokerages amid the prospect a recent surge in trading will boost profits. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are all in positive territory with notable gains. Indonesia is up marginally, while Malaysia is trading weak.
Nikkei 225 gained 165.59 points or 0.93% to 17,886.02, Hang Seng increased by 122.84 points or 0.52% to 23,551.46, KOSPI Index added 18.06 points or 0.92% to 1,987.97, Straits Times strengthened by 10.54 points or 0.32% to 3,313.93, Shanghai Composite rose by 44.90 points or 1.62% to 2,824.43 and Taiwan Weighted wad up by 65.49 points or 0.71% to 9,240.75.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite dropped 3.37 points or 0.07% to 5,162.68 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was down by 5.21 points or 0.30% to 1,752.94.
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