Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading up in the early deals on Thursday, as tensions between the US and North Korea came off the boil, while worries about President Donald Trump's ability to implement his pro-growth agenda and the Federal Reserve's concerns about low US inflation hit the dollar. Though, the Japanese market is declining, with a stronger yen and doubts about US President Donald Trump's ability to implement reforms weighing on investors’ sentiments. Investors also digested minutes of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. Among the other Asian markets, South Korea, Shanghai, Malaysia and Taiwan are also higher. Bucking the trend, Singapore and Hong Kong are edging lower. The markets in Indonesia are closed for Independence Day.
Shanghai Composite added 12.46 points or 0.38% to 3,258.91, Taiwan Weighted gained 70.66 points or 0.69% to 10,361.05, KOSPI Index rose 12.04 points or 0.51% to 2,360.30, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was up by 0.54 points or 0.03% to 1,774.29.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 declined 11.63 points or 0.06% to 19,717.65, Hang Seng dropped 0.41 points or 0% to 27,408.66 and Straits Times was down by 14.52 points or 0.44% to 3,264.43.
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