Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading up in the early deals on Monday as investors awaited a rush of February industry surveys to take the pulse of the global economy, while sterling suffered on concerns the UK might yet vote to leave the European Union. Chinese markets are gaining in the wake of news that authorities are replacing China’s beleaguered top securities chief. Meanwhile, the Japanese market recovered after a weak start and is in positive territory after crude oil prices rose slightly in Asian trades. In addition, the yen turned weaker, lifting some exporters' stocks. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia are also in positive territory. Bucking the trend, South Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan are lower.
Nikkei 225 added 175.83 points or 1.10% to 16,143.00, Hang Seng strengthen 214.73 points or 1.11% to 19,500.23, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI spurt 0.40 points or 0.02% to 1,675.28, Straits Times jumped 2.55 points or 0.10% to 2,659.42, and Shanghai Composite was up by 58.48 points or 2.04% to 2,918.50.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite declined 4.56 points or 0.10% to 4,693.00, Taiwan Weighted dipped 11.94 points or 0.14% to 8,313.10, and KOSPI Index was down by 3.87 points or 0.20% to 1,912.37.
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