Asian equity benchmarks are trading up in the early deals on Thursday following the overnight gains on Wall Street after US President Donald Trump agreed to support a short-term measure that would raise the debt ceiling and fund the government for three months. Nevertheless, investors are cautious as they await the European Central Bank's monetary policy announcement later in the day. The ECB is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged and maintain its asset purchase program. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei share average rose, pulling away from the previous session’s four-month intraday lows after news of an agreement to extend the U.S. debt limit cheered Wall Street. Among the other Asian markets, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Taiwan are also higher. Bucking the trend, Taiwan, Shanghai and Indonesia are in negative territory.
Nikkei 225 added 33.6 points or 0.17% to 19,391.57, Straits Times gained 1.62 points or 0.05% to 3,234.09, Hang Seng rose 31.5 points or 0.11% to 27,645.26, KOSPI Index increased 25.55 points or 1.1% to 2,345.37, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was up by 1.37 points or 0.08% to 1,773.85.
On the flip side, Taiwan Weighted dropped 7.48 points or 0.07% to 10,540.38, Jakarta Composite dipped 7.03 points or 0.12% to 5,817.11, and Shanghai Composite was down by 3.6 points or 0.11% to 3,381.79.
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