Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Friday

24 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks were trading mixed in early deals on Friday, as participants went cautious amid worries over the rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus in Asia. World Health Organization said it is still too early to declare the coronavirus outbreak in China a global public health emergency. The death toll in China has now risen to 25, while the number of confirmed cases jumped to 830. Japan's Nikkei is trading higher following the mostly positive cues from Wall Street. Taiwan, Shanghai and South Korea stock markets are closed for a holiday. Among the other Asian markets, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, are in positive trend. Bucking the trend, Indonesia and Malaysia were trading lower.

Nikkei 225 up 42.70 points or 0.18% to 23,838.14, Straits Times enlarged 5.46 points or 0.17% to 3,240.02 and Hang Seng increased 40.52 points or 0.15% to 27,949.64.

On the flip side, Jakarta Composite down by 3.89 points or 0.06% to 6,245.32 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped by 3.59 points or 0.23% to 1,570.85.

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