Asian equity benchmarks are trading up in the early deals on Wednesday after oil prices rose to the highest level of the year on Tuesday on hopes for an agreement this week among major producers to reduce the global crude glut, and as Chinese trade figures for March came in significantly higher than expected. Chinese exports rose by a whopping 18.7 percent in yuan terms in March year-over-year and imports dipped by an annual pace of 1.7 percent compared to a decline of 8 percent previously, raising hopes the world's second-largest economy is stabilizing. Japanese shares rose for a second day as a weaker yen boosted exporters and higher oil prices drove gains among commodity producers. South Korean markets were closed for a national holiday.
Nikkei 225 gained 383.24 points or 2.41% to 16,312.03, Hang Seng surged 489.34 points or 2.39% to 20,993.78, Straits Times added 44.79 points or 1.59% to 2,859.44, Jakarta Composite increased 8.13 points or 0.17% to 4,837.70, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI jumped 5.59 points or 0.33% to 1,720.59, Taiwan Weighted spurt 93.96 points or 1.10% to 8,625.14, and Shanghai Composite was up by 62.87 points or 2.08% to 3,086.51.
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: