Most of the Asian market indices are trading higher in early deals on Monday on hopes that the United States Federal Reserve would re-evaluate its hawkish stance at a meeting later this week, following signs of slower global growth. The Japanese market is higher despite the sell off on Wall Street and a stronger yen. Nevertheless, gains are modest as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision due on Wednesday and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision due on Thursday. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Shanghai are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Indonesia and Malaysia are lower.
Nikkei 225 added 162.31 points or 0.76% to 21,537.14, Hang Seng gained 7.60 points or 0.03% to 26,102.39, Straits Times improved 42.40 points or 1.38% to 3,119.49, Taiwan Weighted rose 14.44 points or 0.15% to 9,788.60, Shanghai Composite increased 0.24 points or 0.01% to 2,593.98, and KOSPI Shares up by 2.80 points or 0.14% to 2,072.18.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite declined 64.37 points or 1.04% to 6,105.47, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 4.45 points or 0.27% to 1,657.51.
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