Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading mostly in green in the early deals on Monday after Wall Street closed at fresh record highs on Friday, following upbeat corporate earnings results as well as data showing better-than-expected US economic growth. However, the Japanese market slipped into negative territory after opening higher, with a stronger yen weighing on exporters' shares. Investors are also cautious as the Bank of Japan begins its two-day monetary policy meeting today. Among the other Asian markets, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan are also in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Shanghai and Singapore are trading lower.
Hang Seng jumped 13.37 points or 0.05% to 28,452.22, Jakarta Composite gained 24.76 points or 0.41% to 6,000.04, KOSPI Index added 5.4 points or 0.22% to 2,502.03, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI spurt 1.68 points or 0.1% to 1,747.81, and Taiwan Weighted was up by 50.2 points or 0.47% to 10,759.31.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 dropped 15.04 points or 0.07% to 21,993.41, Straits Times slipped 14.48 points or 0.43% to 3,371.96, and Shanghai Composite was down by 24.78 points or 0.73% to 3,392.03.
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