Asian markets rally in early deals on Wednesday

09 Jan 2019 Evaluate

All the Asian market indices are trading in green in early deals on Wednesday, following the overnight gains on Wall Street amid optimism on the potential for progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing, which were extended into a third day. After taking a battering in December and suffering a shaky start to 2019, confidence is slowly returning to equity trading floors, though dealers remain on edge. The Japanese market extended its winning streak to a third day on Wednesday. On the economic front, Japan will provide November figures for labor cash earnings later in the day.

Nikkei 225 jumped 278.46 points or 1.38% to 20,482.50, Hang Seng surged 636.61 points or 2.46% to 26,512.06, Shanghai Composite increased 40.20 points or 1.59% to 2,566.66, Taiwan Weighted climbed 161.23 points or 1.69% to 9,724.83, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI spurt 8.84 points or 0.53% to 1,681.60, Straits Times increased 31.53 points or 1.01% to 3,154.47, Jakarta Composite improved 20.95 points or 0.33% to 6,283.80, and KOSPI Shares up by 37.39 points or 1.85% to 2,062.66.

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