Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower in early deals on Friday, with the dulled sentiments as global coronavirus cases has crossed one million, while the death toll reached more than 52,000. Even though, positive US stocks and surge of crude oil rates overnight capped the losses. Japan's Nikkei is extending losses to the fifth straight session. Taiwan market is closed for Tomb Sweeping Day. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Shanghai and Malaysia are in negative territory. Bucking the trend, Indonesia is trading in higher note.
Nikkei 225 down by 101.28 points, 0.57% to 17,717.44, Straits Times declined by 37.00 points or 1.51% to 2,416.03, Hang Seng slipped by 138.59 points or 0.60% to 23,141.47, KOSPI Index narrowed by 14.51 points or 0.84% to 1,710.35, Shanghai diminished by 9.30 points or 0.33% to 2,771.34 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI curtailed by 5.51 points or 0.41% to 1,325.39.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite up by 46.10 points or 1.02% to 4,577.79.
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