Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Friday

31 May 2019 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed in early deals on Friday, with the weak Chinese economic data and escalated tensions on US-Sino trade row. However, the Wall Street equities ended higher snapping two straight session losses, capped the downside.  Japanese Nikkei extended losses from the previous session, while the safe-haven yen strengthened. Among the other Asian markets, Shanghai, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia are in positive lead. Bucking the trend, Singapore, and Hong Kong are in negative territory.

Nikkei 225 down 197.99 points or 0.95% to 20,744.54, Hang Seng fell 48.77 points or 0.18% to 27,066.11, and Straits Times contract by 17.72 points or 0.56% to 3,125.28.

On the flip side, Shanghai Composite up by 0.20 points or 0.01% to 2,906.01, Taiwan Weighted rise by 128.77 points or 1.24% to 10,511.76, , KOSPI Shares rose 5.31 points or 0.26% to 2,044.11, Jakarta Composite jump  55.96 points or 0.92% to 6,160.07 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI enlarge by 7.74 points or 0.47% to 1,644.24.

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