Asian markets are exhibiting mixed trend in the early deals on Wednesday as worries lingered over political uncertainty in Washington and shares drooped overnight in the US while China was boosted by manufacturing data. China reported official manufacturing PMI for May at 51.2, compared with a level of 51.0 seen, and steady with 51.2 in April. The non-manufacturing PMI came in at 54.5, up from a level last at 54.0 in April. A figure above 50 denotes expansion. The private manufacturing PMI from Caixin is due on Thursday. Meanwhile, Japanese stocks dropped after weakness in US shares and a stronger yen hurt sentiment, while sliding oil prices dragged down the mining sector. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan are lower. On the flip side, Shanghai, South Korea, Indonesia and Singapore are higher.
Nikkei 225 dropped 46.65 points or 0.24% to 19,631.20, Hang Seng decreased 21.04 points or 0.08% to 25,680.59, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 0.37 points or 0.02% to 1,764.97, and Taiwan Weighted was down by 59.68 points or 0.59% to 10,042.27.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite added 18.04 points or 0.32% to 5,711.43, KOSPI Index gained 0.51 points or 0.02% to 2,344.19, Shanghai Composite increased 2.05 points or 0.07% to 3,112.11, and Straits Times was up by 5.02 points or 0.16% to 3,209.81.
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