Asian markets trade mostly in green in early deals on Tuesday

19 Feb 2019 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in green in the early deals on Tuesday, supported by hopes that Sino-U.S. trade talks were making positive progress and expectations of policy stimulus from central banks. Japanese shares edged higher, supported by hopes of a breakthrough in US-China trade talks, with investors snatching up defensive shares amid lingering worries about the global economic slowdown. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Shanghai are higher. Bucking the trend, South Korea is lower.

Nikkei 225 added 36.79 points or 0.17% to 21,318.64, Taiwan Weighted gained 13.48 points or 0.13% to 10,158.76, Hang Seng spurt 21.64 points or 0.08% to 28,368.65, Straits Times rose 3.73 points or 0.11% to 3,269.70, Jakarta Composite jumped 20.85 points or 0.32% to 6,518.67, Shanghai Composite increased 6.86 points or 0.25% to 2,761.22, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI up by 10.39 points or 0.61% to 1,703.13.

On the flip side, KOSPI Shares down by 0.75 points or 0.03% to 2,210.14.

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