Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed in early deals on Friday amid escalated US-China trade conflicts and no new trade talks between the two countries are scheduled. The slumped crude oil prices also damned the sentiments. Japanese Nikkei index is trading lower with the negative cues from US stocks. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, South Korea and Shanghai, are trading lower. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong,, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia are in positive territory.
Nikkei 225 down 92.28 points or 0.44% to 21,058.86, Straits Times dip by 9.21 points or 0.29% to 3,151.51, KOSPI Shares contracts 15.82 points or 0.77% to 2,043.77, and Shanghai Composite decline by 1.12 points or 0.04% to 2,851.40.
On the flip side, Hang Seng rose 55.96 points or 0.21% to 27,323.09, Taiwan Weighted higher by 38.39 points or 0.37% to 10,346.76, Jakarta Composite up 21.25 points or 0.35% to 6,053.95, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI enlarge by 3.51 points or 0.22% to 1,605.38.
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