Asian markets trade mostly higher on Friday

17 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Friday, in line with positive trend in the US stock markets as the market sentiments got boosted with the better than expected US economic data, China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth and firm corporate earnings results. Oil stocks are trading lower despite higher crude oil rates overnight. Japan's Nikkei is trading positive with a weaker yen, and as investors eyed on November data for Japan's tertiary industry index today. Among the Asian markets, Taiwan, Shanghai, South Korea and Malaysia are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Indonesia are in negative trend.

Nikkei 225 up 105.34 points 0.44% to 24,038.47, Taiwan Weighted lifted 4.41 points or 0.04% to 12,071.34, KOSPI Index widened 0.30 points or 0.01% to 2,248.35, Shanghai rose 2.82 points or 0.09% to 3,076.90, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI jumped 2.74 points or 0.17% to 1,587.88.

On the flip side, Straits Times down 3.13 points or 0.10% to 3,274.87, Hang Seng decreased 10.29 points or 0.04% to 28,872.75 and Jakarta Composite diminished by 10.39 points or 0.17% to 6,275.66.


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