Asian markets trade higher in early deals on Monday

08 Jun 2020 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in early deals on Monday, whetted by the improved sentiments in the market followed by unexpected improvement in US employment numbers for the month of May. The data indicated that the downturn triggered by the coronavirus outbreak was probably over and boosted equity markets.  Japan's Nikkei extends winning streak for sixth straight session in line with firm cues from Wall Street overnight and on weaker yen. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, China and Indonesia are in positive territory.

Nikkei 225 up by 254.78 points, 1.11% to 23,118.51, Straits Times rose by 32.44 points or 1.18% to 2,783.94, Hang Seng widened by 41.94 points or 0.17% to 24,812.35, Taiwan Weighted gained 120.17 points or 1.05% to 11,610.32, KOSPI Index jumped by 0.99 points or 0.05% to 2,182.86, Shanghai higher 6.13 points or 0.21% to 2,936.93 and Jakarta Composite buoyed by 126.20 points or 2.55% to 5,073.98.

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