Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in early deals on Monday, following the positive lead from Wall Street Friday after President Donald Trump temporarily re-opened the US government. Investors now look ahead to the next round of US-China trade talks set to begin later this week in Washington. The Japanese market is declining despite the positive cues from Wall Street, as investors turned cautious ahead of earnings results from major Japanese companies. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Shanghai are higher. Bucking the trend, Indonesia and Malaysia are in negative territory.
Hang Seng added 115.04 points or 0.42% to 27,684.23, Straits Times gained 5.12 points or 0.16% to 3,207.37, Taiwan Weighted improved 31.61 points or 0.32% to 10,001.22, Shanghai Composite spurt 8.42 points or 0.32% to 2,610.14, and KOSPI Shares up by 5.97 points or 0.27% to 2,183.70.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 declined 72.67 points or 0.35% to 20,700.89, Jakarta Composite dropped 1.53 points or 0.02% to 6,481.31, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 2.58 points or 0.15% to 1,698.45.
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