Asian markets trade in green in early deals on Thursday

09 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks are trading in green on Thursday, in tandem with positive Wall Street followed by the remarks by US President that Iranian missile strikes on bases in Iraq had not harmed any U.S. troops, and that Tehran appeared to be standing down. Investors’ sentiment also buoyed with the affirmation that US would hit Iran with new sanctions but not respond militarily. Japan's Nikkei is in upward trend followed by Trump's comments that eased investors' concerns about a wider conflict in the Middle East, and on weak safe-haven yen. Among the Asian markets, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Malaysia are trading higher.

Nikkei 225 up 498.02 points or 2.15% to 23,702.78, Straits Times rose 2.07 points or 0.06% to 3,247.96, Hang Seng increased 297.33 points or 1.06% to 28,385.25, Taiwan Weighted jumped 133.02 points or 1.13% to 11,950.12, KOSPI Index widened 24.58 points or 1.14% to 2,175.89, Jakarta Composite enlarged by 17.07 points or 0.27% to 6,242.76, Shanghai peaked 14.47 points or 0.47% to 3,081.36 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI hiked 3.69 points or 0.23% to 1,592.79.

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