Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed on Friday, with cautious outlook after President Donald Trump’s impeachment by the US House of Representatives. However, market sentiments boosted after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said an initial US-China trade deal would be signed in early January. Japan's Nikkei is trading lower after the release of inflation data. Among the Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Shanghai, are in higher note. Bucking the trend, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Malaysia are in negative trend.
Nikkei 225 down 10.76 points 0.05% to 23,854.09, Taiwan Weighted decreased 40.84 points or 0.34% to 11,978.06, Jakarta Composite contracted by 12.45 points or 0.20% to 6,237.48, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI narrowed by 2.24 points or 0.14% to 1,593.77.
On the flip side, Straits Times up 2.52 points or 0.08% to 3,209.94, Hang Seng widened 102.19 points or 0.37% to 27,902.68, KOSPI Index increased 4.41 points or 0.20% to 2,200.97, and Shanghai lifted 5.83 points or 0.19% to 3,022.90.
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