Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading up in the early deals on Thursday, with the positive cues from Wall Street, on upbeat corporate earnings results and expectations of more stimulus by global central banks lifting investor sentiment. Investors are also awaiting the outcome of the European Central Bank's first monetary policy meeting following Britain's vote to leave the European Union, later today. The ECB is expected to leave policy unchanged, but offer signals that additional stimulus is coming if the economy weakens in response to Brexit. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a seven-week high, buoyed by gains in Wall Street and a weaker yen, and fresh expectations of large stimulus measures from the government that lifted risk appetite. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Shanghai and Taiwan are in positive territory, while the Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia are marginally lower.
Nikkei 225 gained 98.33 points or 0.59% to 16,780.22, Hang Seng added 154.95 points or 0.71% to 22,037.43, Jakarta Composite increased 20.26 points or 0.39% to 5,263.08, Taiwan Weighted rose 59.27 points or 0.66% to 9,066.95, and Shanghai Composite was up by 20.85 points or 0.69% to 3,048.75.
On the flip side, Straits Times dropped 4.44 points or 0.15% to 2,941.30, KOSPI Index dipped 3.56 points or 0.18% to 2,011.90, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was down by 6.89 points or 0.41% to 1,662.72.
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