Asian markets ended mostly higher on Wednesday, buoyed by optimism that trade talks between the United States and China are progressing. With talks getting extended to Wednesday and US President Donald Trump saying in a tweet that discussions between the world's two largest economies were ‘going very well’, investors are optimistic that a trade deal can be struck ahead of a March 1 deadline established by Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last month at the G-20 summit in Argentina. Beijing approved the import of five genetically modified crops on Tuesday, the first in about 18 months in a bid to boost its purchases of US grains.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,544.34 | 17.88 | 0.71 |
Hang Seng | 26,462.32 | 586.87 | 2.27 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,272.24 | 9.39 | 0.15 |
KLSE Composite | 1,667.83 | -4.93 | -0.29 |
Nikkei 225 | 20,427.06 | 223.02 | 1.10 |
Straits Times | 3,158.07 | 35.13 | 1.12 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,064.71 | 39.44 | 1.95 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,738.31 | 174.71 | 1.83 |
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