Most of the Asian markets have made a positive start barring few indices which are trading lower by quarter to half a percent as weak economic reports from China and Japan stoked concern that the region’s economy is slowing. Chinese market was however trading in green on stimulus hopes, as the Purchasing Managers Index of the country fell to 49.2 in August from 50.1 in July, its first time in nine months that the measure has fallen below the 50 level that signals contraction. Japanese Nikkei was down by about half a percent after a report showed companies’ capital spending gained less than expected in the country.
Shanghai Composite was up by 14.62 points or 0.71% to 2,062.14, Hang Seng was up by 78.92 points or 0.41% to 19,561.49, Jakarta Composite was marginally up by 2.61 points or 0.07% to 4,064.26, KLSE Composite has gained 8.01 points or 0.50% 1,654.36, and Kospi Composite was up by 8.96 points or 0.47% to 1,913.81 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 54.14 points or 0.73% to 7,451.01.
On the other hand, Nikkei 225 lost 34.64 points or 0.39% to 8,805.26 and Straits Times was marginally down by 0.44 points or 0.01% to 3,025.63.
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