Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Friday

03 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed on Friday, as some of the markets went cautious with geopolitical concerns and global economic slowdown worries amid ambiguity in US-China trade deal. Oil stocks are trading higher after crude oil prices surged following reports that a top Iranian military commander, Major General Qassem Soleimani has been killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad. Japan's Nikkei is closed for a market holiday. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai and Malaysia are in positive trend. Bucking the trend, South Korea, and Indonesia traded lower.

Straits Times down 16.79 points or 0.52% to 3,235.21, Hang Seng dipped 48.41 points or 0.17% to 28,495.11, Taiwan Weighted decreased 31.74 points or 0.26% 12,068.74 and Shanghai narrowed 9.19 points or 0.30% to 3,076.01,

On the flip side, KOSPI Index up 2.54 points or 0.12% to 2,177.71, Jakarta Composite rose by 20.61 points or 0.33% to 6,304.19 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI widened by 8.43 points or 0.53% to 1,610.93.

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