Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Friday, as optimism eked up with the report that China invited top US negotiators for a new round of trade talks. However, market players were cautious that the deal could call off at any minute after US lawmakers passed a bill supporting Hong Kong rights, causing anger in Beijing. Japan's Nikkei is trading higher with a weaker yen. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Malaysia are trading higher. Bucking the trend, Taiwan, Indonesia and Shanghai are in negative trend
Nikkei 225 up 86.26 points 0.37% to 23,124.84, Straits Times enlarged 16.50 points or 0.52% to 3,208.71, Hang Seng increased 62.95 points or 0.24% to 26,529.83, KOSPI Index widened 1.50 points or 0.07% to 2,098.10, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI up 0.41 points or 0.03% to 1,592.60.
On the flip side, Taiwan Weighted narrowed 18.02 points or 0.16% to 11,540.25, Jakarta Composite dragged by 20.64 points or 0.34% to 6,096.72, and Shanghai diminished 17.17 points or 0.59% to 2,886.47.
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