Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Monday

09 Dec 2019 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Monday on account of positive cues from Wall Street Friday following stronger-than-expected job growth in the month of November.  Stocks also edged higher as China’s exports declined in November for the fourth consecutive month. Japan's Nikkei is trading higher amid reports of robust US jobs data. Among the Asian markets, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Indonesia are in positive trend. Bucking the trend, Singapore, Shanghai, and Malaysia are in negative territory.

Nikkei 225 up 91.29 points 0.39% to 23,445.69, Hang Seng lifted 6.39 points or 0.02% to 26,504.76, Taiwan Weighted increased 52.29 points or 0.45% to 11,661.93, KOSPI Index widened 6.61 points or 0.32 % to 2,088.46, and Jakarta Composite jumped by 2.58 points or 0.04% to 6,189.45.

On the flip side, Straits Times down 2.59 points or 0.08% to 3,192.12, Shanghai declined 0.75 points or 0.03% to 2,911.26, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was down by 4.43 points or 0.28% to 1,564.01.

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