Asian markets are trading mostly in red in early deals on Wednesday after a muted market response to the Trump-Kim summit. Investors have now turned their eyes to the trio of this week's central bank meetings. The Japanese market is extending gains from the previous session following the mostly positive cues from Wall Street and on a weaker yen. Nevertheless, investors are cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision due later in the day. Among the other Asian markets, Shanghai, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong are also lower. Bucking the trend, Taiwan is edging higher. Markets in South Korea and Indonesia are closed for Eid-Ul-Fitr and Regional Election Day holiday.
Hang Seng declined 192.46 points or 0.62% to 30,910.60, Shanghai Composite slipped 23.11 points or 0.75% to 3,056.69, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI contracted 4.75 points or 0.27% to 1,759.41, KOSPI Index decreased 1.32 points or 0.05% to 2,468.83, and Straits Times down by 29.83 points or 0.87% to 3,400.86.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 added 93.62 points or 0.41% to 22,971.97, and Taiwan Weighted up by 27.12 points or 0.24% to 11,171.91.
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