Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower in early deals on Thursday, on waning cues for a quick global economic recovery amid the reports on spiking coronavirus cases in Beijing and in several US states. Oil stocks eased with the weak trend in crude oil rates overnight. Japan's Nikkei is trading weaker with lackluster cues from US stock markets overnight and on a stronger yen. Among the other Asian markets, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia are in weaker side. Bucking the trend, China is trading slightly higher.
Nikkei 225 down by 70.44 points, 0.31% to 22,385.32, Straits Times dropped 3.48 points or 0.13% to 2,666.14, Hang Seng slipped by 36.35 points or 0.15% to 24,445.06, KOSPI Index contracted by 1.08 points or 0.05% to 2,139.97, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI narrowed by 3.25 points or 0.21% to 1,514.46, Taiwan Weighted shrunk 9.01 points or 0.08% to 11,525.58 and Jakarta Composite diminished by 20.19 points or 1.32% to 1,506.13.
On the flip side, Shanghai edged up 1.01 points or 0.03% to 2,936.88.
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