Asian markets trade mostly in green in early deals on Wednesday

27 Feb 2019 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in green in the early deals on Wednesday as investors look ahead to the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam later today. China and Hong Kong stocks rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reinforced the Fed's decision to adopt a patient approach with regard to future interest rate hikes. Among the other Asian markets, Nikkei, Singapore, and South Korea are higher. Bucking the trend, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia are lower.

Nikkei 225 added 97.82 points or 0.46% to 21,547.21, Hang Seng gained 148.68 points or 0.51% to 28,910.83, KOSPI Shares rose 138.77 points or 0.48% to 2,223.26, Straits Times increased 17.77 points or 0.54% to 3,279.43, and Shanghai Composite up by 23.25 points or 0.79% to 2,964.77.

On the flip side, Taiwan Weighted declined 28.30 points or 0.27% to 10,363.25, Jakarta Composite tumbled 7.92 points or 0.12% to 6,533.03, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 5.89 points or 0.34% to 1,713.11. 

 

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