Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in green in the early deals on Monday following the gains on Wall Street Friday amid optimism about trade talks between US-China as well as indications of more Chinese economic stimulus. China's Xinhua news agency reported that said China and the US have made ‘concrete progress’ on a potential trade agreement between the two sides. The US Federal Reserve was also set to begin its March policy meeting later in the week. The Japanese stock market rose following the positive cues from Wall Street Friday, but weak February export data limited the market’s upside. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia are higher. Bucking the trend, Indonesia is lower.
Nikkei 225 added 117.45 points or 0.55% to 21,568.30, Straits Times gained 13.15 points or 0.41% to 3,213.33, Hang Seng rose 211.99 points or 0.73% to 29,224.25, Shanghai Composite jumped 38.20 points or 1.26% to 3,059.95, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI improved 6.60 points or 0.39% to 1,687.14, Taiwan Weighted increased 46.42 points or 0.44% to 10,485.66, and Jakarta Composite up by 22.50 points or 0.35% to 6,483.68.
On the flip side, KOSPI Shares down by 1.55 points or 0.07% to 2,174.56
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