Asian markets exhibit mixed trend in early deals on Friday

27 Jul 2018 Evaluate

Asian markets are exhibiting mixed trend in early deals on Friday as investors digested results from American tech titans and waited for the release of US data expected to show a surge in economic growth. Meanwhile, Japanese shares is modestly higher, taking some comfort from signs of rapprochement between the United States and Europe over trade issues, though investors remained cautious ahead of next week’s Bank of Japan policy review. Among the other Asian markets, South Korea, Indonesia, and Taiwan are higher. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Shanghai are in negative territory.

Nikkei 225 added 66.33 points or 0.29% to 22,653.20, KOSPI Index gained 1.84 points or 0.08% to 2,290.90, Jakarta Composite rose 17.84 points or 0.30% to 5,963.98, and Taiwan Weighted up by 46.87 points or 0.42% to 11,057.48.

On the flip side, Hang Seng declined 11.65 points or 0.04% to 28,769.49, Straits Times dropped 6.36 points or 0.19% to 3,322.24, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI dipped 4.25 points or 0.24% to 1,761.98, and Shanghai Composite down by 1.72 points or 0.06% to 2,880.51. 

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