Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading mostly higher in early deals on Thursday, in line with the firm cues from Wall Street and as investors eyed for more stimulus measures by governments to stem the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, investors also awaited for the impending release of the US weekly jobless claims report. Oil shares gained as the crude oil surged last night. Japan's Nikkei is in weaker note as the rising number of COVID-19 cases dulled the sentiments of the investors. Among the Asian markets, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Shanghai and Malaysia are in positive trend. Bucking the trend, Japan and Indonesia are trading lower.
Straits Times up by 39.11 points or 1.54% to 2,578.55, Hang Seng jumped by 170.10 points or 0.71% to 24,140.47, Taiwan Weighted lifted 4.23 points or 0.04% to 10,141.70, KOSPI Index enlarged by 20.61 points or 1.14% to 1,827.75, Shanghai widened by 7.90 points or 0.28% to 2,823.27, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose by 7.64 points or 0.56% to 1,369.03
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 down by 68.08 points, 0.35% to 19,285.16, and Jakarta Composite diminished by 2.40 points or 0.05% to 4,624.30.
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