Asian markets are exhibiting mixed trend in the early deals on Thursday, following firm cues from the US and as fears of Greece default subsided. The Japanese market has gained, tracking the positive cues overnight from Wall Street and as a weaker yen boosted exporter-related stocks. Among the other markets in the Asian region, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Taiwan are higher. Meanwhile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Shanghai are in negative territory with modest losses.
Nikkei 225 increased 131.94 points or 0.64% to 20,604.52, KOSPI Index added by 13.46 points or 0.64% to 2,120.96, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose 0.66 points or 0.04% to 1,755.71 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 41.93 points or 0.43% to 9,735.47.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite contracted 6.88 points or 0.13 % to 5,246.50, Straits Times declined 7.51 points or 0.22 % to 3,417.43, Hang Seng dipped 424.53 points or 1.51 % to 27,656.68 and Shanghai Composite was down by 69.25 points or 1.40 % to 4,872.46.