Asian markets are exhibiting mixed trend in the early deals on Friday, with investors preferring to sit on the sidelines ahead of US Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's speech for cues on the timing of the next policy rate hike. Trading volumes and momentum also faded in the backdrop of slumping commodities, weak demand and overcapacity in emerging economies. Japanese stocks fell in line with a dip on Wall Street and as investors stayed cautious before a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, but companies announcing share buybacks attracted buying. Meanwhile, Hong Kong and Chinese stocks opened higher, ending a three-day losing streak, ahead of a slew of corporate earnings reports and a keynote speech by the US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on the interest rate outlook. Among the other Asian markets, South Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia are in negative territory. Bucking the trend, Taiwan and Malaysia are higher.
Nikkei 225 declined 167.38 points or 1.01% to 16,388.57, Straits Times dipped 14.41 points or 0.50% to 2,862.52, KOSPI Index dropped 4.93 points or 0.24% to 2,037.99, and Jakarta Composite was down by 17.13 points or 0.31% to 5,436.98.
On the flip side, Hang Seng surged 124.22 points or 0.54% to 22,939.17, Shanghai Composite added 17.41 points or 0.57% to 3,085.74, Taiwan Weighted increased 6.05 points or 0.07% to 9,121.52, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was up by 1.61 points or 0.10% to 1,681.91.
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