Asian markets trade mixed on Wednesday

22 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks were trading mixed on Wednesday as traders panicked with the reports that China’s coronavirus had migrated to the US mainland. Already, coronavirus infection cases have been confirmed in Thailand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Japan's Nikkei is firmer despite stronger yen, as investors eyed on the December data release for department store sales and condominium sales today. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Singapore, Indonesia, Shanghai and Malaysia are trading in red.

Nikkei 225 up 139.29 points or 0.58% to 24,003.85, Hang Seng increased 225.60 points or 0.81% to 28,210.93, and KOSPI Index rose15.24 points or 0.68% to 2,254.93.

On the flip side, Straits Times shrunk 0.55 points or 0.02% to 3,246.62, Jakarta Composite down by 6.17 points or 0.10% to 6,231.98 and Shanghai narrowed 7.11 points or 0.23% to 3,045.03 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI dipped by 0.80 points or 0.05% to 1,586.53.

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