Asian markets exhibit mixed trend in early deals on Thursday

14 Mar 2019 Evaluate

Asian market indices are exhibiting mixed trend in early deals on Thursday as investors digested a slew of economic data from the US and China. Overnight, British lawmakers rejected the idea of leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal to avoid the economic uncertainty and trade disruptions that it could cause. Japan's Nikkei index edge higher and the yen slid against the dollar ahead of BOJ monetary policy statement due on Friday. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Shanghai are lower. Bucking the trend, South Korea and Indonesia are higher.

Hang Seng dropped 7.70 points or 0.03% to 28,799.75, Shanghai Composite contracted 32.89 points or 1.09% to 2,994.06, Taiwan Weighted declined 22.73 points or 0.22% to 10,350.59, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped 2.19 points or 0.13% to 1,676.05, and Straits Times down by 5.85 points or 0.18% to 3,189.74.

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 added 45.09 points or 0.21% to 21,335.33, KOSPI Shares gained 1.23 points or 0.06% to 2,149.64, and Jakarta Composite up by 6.40 points or 0.10% to 6,383.98.

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