Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in the early deals on Wednesday after US stocks closed mixed overnight for the second consecutive session. Resources stocks advanced on higher commodity prices, while crude oil prices rebounded in Asian trades. Nevertheless, investors are cautious ahead of Donald Trump's closely-watched first press conference later in the day, which is expected to clarify the US President-elect's policy intentions. Meanwhile, Japanese stocks edged up but trading is expected to be subdued ahead of a much-anticipated press conference by US President-elect Donald Trump. Among the other Asian markets, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia are also higher. Bucking the trend, Shanghai is in negative territory.
Nikkei 225 gained 60.18 points or 0.31% to 19,361.62, Hang Seng added 154.70 points or 0.68% to 22,899.55, KOSPI Index rose 29.57 points or 1.45% to 2,074.69, Taiwan Weighted increased 1.69 points or 0.02% to 9,351.33, Jakarta Composite surged 6.85 points or 0.13% to 5,316.77, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI jumped 2.16 points or 0.13% to 1,674.21, and Straits Times was up by 8.97 points or 0.30% to 3,014.99.
On the flip side, Shanghai Composite was down by 16.68 points or 0.53% to 3,144.99.
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