Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading up in the early deals on Wednesday as investors covered short positions and looked to the upcoming policy meeting of the European Central Bank for comfort after a referendum defeat tipped Italy into political turmoil. Besides, positive cues overnight from Wall Street amid improved risk appetite also fuelled the uptrend. Japan's Nikkei share average rose after US shares extended their gains, bouyed by index-heavyweight SoftBank after it announced a bold investment foray into US businesses. Among the other Asian markets, Shanghai, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, South Korea, and Indonesia are edging lower.
Nikkei 225 rose 109.33 points or 0.6% to 18,469.87, Hang Seng gained 79.11 points or 0.35% to 22,754.26, Taiwan Weighted added 3.05 points or 0.03% to 9,253.82, Straits Times jumped 3.27 points or 0.11% to 2,952.39, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 2.43 points or 0.15% to 1,632.16, and Shanghai Composite was up by 3.34 points or 0.1% to 3,202.98.
On the flip side, KOSPI Index dipped 1.32 points or 0.07% to 1,988.54, and Jakarta Composite was down by 34.72 points or 0.66% to 5,238.25.
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