All the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in green in the early deals on Thursday, taking cues from a stronger finish in US markets, with traders expected to digest comments from top central bankers overnight. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei share average rose to hover near two-year highs after Wall Street rebounded, with tech shares, like Advantest Corp and Shin-Etsu Chemical, outperforming the overall market. The Indonesian markets remains closed today.
Nikkei 225 rose 108.35 points or 0.54% to 20,238.76, Hang Seng increased 227.08 points or 0.88% to 25,910.58, Shanghai Composite added 10 points or 0.32% to 3,183.21, KOSPI Index gained 12.18 points or 0.51% to 2,394.74, Taiwan Weighted strengthen 41.57 points or 0.4% to 10,432.12, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI spurt 0.29 points or 0.02% to 1,771.52, and Straits Times was up by 35.13 points or 1.09% to 3,250.83.