Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in green in the early deals on Wednesday as traders awaited the US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision due later in the day. China and Hong Kong stocks rose after the Chinese government stepped up its efforts to boost growth and as Beijing and Washington cracked on with trade negotiations. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Indonesia are in positive territory. On the concern side, Nikkei and Malaysia are lower.
Hang Seng added 73.27 points or 0.27% to 27,604.95, Straits Times gained 2.28 points or 0.07% to 3,189.97, Taiwan Weighted increased 21.42 points or 0.22% to 9,953.01, Shanghai Composite spurt 2.40 points or 0.09% to 2,596.65, KOSPI Shares improved 11.62 points or 0.53% to 2,194.98, and Jakarta Composite up by 9.98 points or 0.16% to 6,446.46.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 dipped 66.31 points or 0.32% to 20,598.33, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 1.18 points or 0.07% to 1,689.23.
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