Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed on Wednesday, amid fresh worries following reports that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is taking a hard line on Britain's transition period for leaving the European Union. However, positive cues from US markets overnight and optimism after the agreement on a US-China trade deal capped losses. Japan's Nikkei is trading lower as country's exports declined in November for the twelfth straight month. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Shanghai are in negative trend. However, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia are in higher note.
Nikkei 225 down 120.23 points 0.50% to 23,945.89, Hang Seng diminished 20.92 points or 0.08% to 27,833.31, KOSPI Index narrowed 4.00 points or 0.18% to 2,191.68 and Shanghai contracted 2.36 points or 0.08% to 3,020.06.
On the flip side, Taiwan Weighted increased 17.50 points or 0.14% to 12,114.51, Jakarta Composite jumped by 11.67 points or 0.19% to 6,256.02, Straits Times up 8.67 points or 0.27% to 3,209.47and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI widened by 4.57 points or 0.29% to 1,581.52.
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