Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red in the early deals on Thursday as traders anxiously awaited reports from high-level US-China two days of trade negotiations starting in Beijing. Investors also looked ahead to China's trade data for the month of January due later in the day. Though, Japan’s Nikkei share average rose, lifted by a firmer Wall Street lead and a softer yen, which supported exporter stocks. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia and Shanghai are lower. However, Taiwan and Malaysia are in positive territory.
Hang Seng dropped 105.46 points or 0.37% to 28,392.13, Straits Times dipped 3.74 points or 0.12% to 3,241.03, Jakarta Composite declined 5.50 points or 0.09% to 6,413.62, Shanghai Composite slipped 8.64 points or 0.32% to 2,712.43, and KOSPI Shares down by 4.82 points or 0.22% to 2,196.66.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 added 12.78 points or 0.06% to 21,157.26, Taiwan Weighted gained 20.50 points or 0.20% to 10,111.08, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI up by 0.74 points or 0.04% to 1,686.04.
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