Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Monday, after sentiments improved in the markets followed by developments in US- China trade talks. The US and China have expressed willingness to sign an initial trade deal by the year-end. Japan's Nikkei is trading higher in tandem with the hopes that Washington and Beijing would agree on a deal. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai are trading higher. Bucking the trend, Indonesia and Malaysia are in negative trend.
Nikkei 225 up 146.50 points 0.63% to 23,259.38, Straits Times enlarged 9.68 points or 0.30% to 3,235.33, Hang Seng increased 467.45 points or 1.76% to 27,062.53, Taiwan Weighted lifted 1.43 points or 0.01% to 11,568.23, KOSPI Index rose 22.10 points or 1.05% to 2,124.06, and Shanghai peaked 10.20 points or 0.35% to 2,895.49.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite dragged by 20.81 points or 0.34% to 6,079.43 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down 2.04 points or 0.13% to 1,594.80.
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