Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red in the early deals on Wednesday, after the IMF downgraded global economic growth for the year. Japan's Nikkei also trade in negative territory taking cues from eased Wall street due to the report that the US threatened to slap tariffs on goods from the European Union and on a stronger yen. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Shanghai, Indonesia and Malaysia are in negative territory. Bucking the trend, Singapore and South Korea are higher.
Nikkei 225 down 142.68 points or 0.65% to 21,659.91, Hang Seng contracted 125.94 points or 0.42% to 30,031.55, Taiwan Weighted declined 22.49 points or 0.21% to 10,829.11, Shanghai Composite increased 12.73 points or 0.39% to 3,226.93, Jakarta Composite dipped 17.58 points or 0.27% to 6,466.77 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 4.86 points or 0.30% to 1,637.08.
On the flip side, Straits Times gained 2.36 points or 0.07% to 3,327.96, KOSPI Shares up by 3.60 points or 0.16% to 2,217.16.
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