Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in early deals on Tuesday, with the expectations of global stimulus measures to counter the economic damage caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Besides, the market sentiments got boosted with the receding number of COVID-19 cases in New York and in European coronavirus hotspots such as Italy and Spain. Japan's Nikkei is also in positive with the firm trend in US stocks overnight after the reported death toll in some of the world's coronavirus hotspots declined. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Shanghai and Malaysia are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Indonesia is trading lower.
Nikkei 225 up by 214.71 points, 1.16% to 18,791.01, Straits Times rose by 47.16 points or 1.91% to 2,517.75, Hang Seng gained by 135.19 points or 0.57% to 23,884.31,Taiwan Weighted lifted 166.32 points or 1.69% to 9,985.06, KOSPI Index enlarged by 18.87 points or 1.05% to 1,810.75, Shanghai contracted by 49.56 points or 1.79% to 2,813.55, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI curtailed by 15.04 points or 1.12% to 1,356.73.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite was down by 65.13 points or 1.35% to 4,746.70.
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