Asian equity indices are trading higher in the early deals on Thursday, following the overnight rebound on Wall Street and on optimism about potential negotiations between the US and China to resolve the escalating trade tensions between the world's two largest economies. Meanwhile, Japanese stocks rose after Wall Street bounced back from a sell-off triggered by an escalating US-China trade spat. The markets in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong are closed for public holidays.
Nikkei 225 rose 371.91 points or 1.74% to 21,691.46, KOSPI Index gained 36.9 points or 1.53% to 2,444.96, Jakarta Composite added 28.32 points or 0.46% to 6,185.42, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI spurt 17.69 points or 0.97% to 1,833.63, and Straits Times up by 61.09 points or 1.83% to 3,400.79.
