Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed in the early deals on Friday ahead of the planned meeting by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at G20 summit in Argentina this weekend. The Japanese market is higher despite the negative cues from Wall Street. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Shanghai are higher. Bucking the trend, South Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia are lower.
Nikkei 225 added 66.36 points or 0.30% to 22,328.96, Hang Seng rose 182.85 points or 0.69% to 26,633.88, Taiwan Weighted spurt 49.23 points or 0.50% to 9,934.59, Straits Times increased 16.59 points or 0.53% to 3,126.06 and Shanghai Composite gained 5.97 points or 0.23% to 2,573.41.
On the flip side, KOSPI Index dropped 4.83 points or 0.23% to 2,109.27, Jakarta Composite dipped 24.33 points or 0.40% to 6,082.84 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 1.20 points or 0.07% to 1,695.14.
