Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in the early deals on Thursday amid improved risk appetite, following the positive cues overnight from Wall Street and higher crude oil prices. Upbeat US private sector employment data has further boosted optimism over the US economy. Chinese shares edged up ahead of the National People’s Congress, an annual legislative session, which convenes Saturday. Meanwhile, Japanese stocks rose for a third day as banks gained and a recovery in oil prices boosted commodity-related shares. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan are up with modest gains. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong is lower.
Nikkei 225 added 155.45 points or 0.93% to 16,902.00, Shanghai Composite jumped 6.46 points or 0.23% to 2,856.14, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI gained 4.84 points or 0.29% to 1,695.87, KOSPI Index surged 3.73 points or 0.19% to 1,951.15, Taiwan Weighted increased 40.07 points or 0.47% to 8,584.12, Straits Times spurt 50.62 points or 1.86% to 2,777.58, and Jakarta Composite was up by 23.62 points or 0.49% to 4,859.82.
On the flip side, Hang Seng was down by 89.31 points or 0.45% to 19,914.18.
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