Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in green in the early deals on Wednesday, following the overnight rally on Wall Street amid optimism about the costly trade dispute between the US and China and as the surge in crude oil prices boosted energy stocks. Meanwhile, Hong Kong stocks is higher, mirroring the gains seen overnight in the US after President Donald Trump hinted he may be prepared to let the looming deadline for Chinese trade negotiations slide. US President Donald Trump said he is open to extending a March 1 deadline to raise tariffs on Chinese products if the US and China are close to reaching a trade deal. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Nikkei, South Korea, Indonesia and Shanghai are higher. Bucking the trend, Taiwan and Malaysia are in negative territory.
Nikkei 225 added 297.65 points or 1.43% to 21,161.86, Hang Seng rose 225.91 points or 0.80% to 28,397.24, Straits Times gained 36.11 points or 1.13% to 3,237.26, Jakarta Composite spurt 19.45 points or 0.30% to 6,445.78, Shanghai Composite increased 25.22 points or 0.94% to 2,697.11, and KOSPI Shares up by 9.37 points or 0.43% to 2,199.84.
On the flip side, Taiwan Weighted slipped 3.43 points or 0.03% to 10,094.31, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 1.57 points or 0.09% to 1,685.84.
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