Most of the Asian markets are trading in green in early deals on Thursday as the United States and Europe agreed to negotiations to ease barriers on trade, but ongoing concerns about the outlook for global growth weighed on investors’ sentiments. The Japanese market is modestly lower in choppy trade, despite the overnight gains on Wall Street. Among the other Asian markets, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Indonesia are higher. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong and Shanghai are lower.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added 1.77 points or 0.10% to 1,765.55, KOSPI Index gained 12.75 points or 0.56% to 2,285.78, Taiwan Weighted spurt 18.65 points or 0.17% to 10,984.44, Straits Times increased 3.34 points or 0.10% to 3,330.17, and Jakarta Composite up by 20.23 points or 0.34% to 5,954.12.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 dropped 21.22 points or 0.09% to 22,593.03, Hang Seng dipped 212.99 points or 0.74% to 28,707.91, and Shanghai Composite down by 18.36 points or 0.64% to 2,885.29.
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