Asian markets are exhibiting mixed trend in the early deals on Thursday, while the dollar steadied after slipping on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's indication that the U.S. central bank is in no hurry to hike interest rates. Further, the Japanese market is modestly higher, after ending lower the previous day on profit taking. Among the other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan are down with modest losses. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Malaysia are marginally higher.
Nikkei 225 surge 153.31 points or 0.82% to 18,738.51, Hang Seng gained 194.60 points or 0.79% to 24,972.88, Shanghai Composite rose 45.01 points or 1.39% to 3,273.85 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was up by 0.54 points or 0.03% to 1,816.40.
On the flip side, KOSPI Index dipped 0.87 points or 0.04% to 1,989.60, Jakarta Composite declined 11.81 points or 0.22% to 5,433.29, Taiwan Weighted dropped 53.26 points or 0.55% to 9,646.21 and Straits Times was down by 17.61 points or 0.51% to 3,423.22.