Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Friday, the market sentiments improved in tandem with the news that the US regulators loosened its banking regulations, allowing banks to invest in risky assets such as venture capital funds. Though, the gains were capped as the US central bank ordered capital limits for banks after its stress tests on the sector. Stock markets of China and Taiwan are closed for Dragon Boat Festival. Japan's Nikkei is improving following positive cues from Wall Street. The safe haven yen is softer. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, and Malaysia are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong is trading down.
Nikkei 225 up by 288.29 points, 1.30% to 22,548.08, Straits Times rose by 25.85 points or 1.00% to 2,616.00, KOSPI Index higher by 27.48 points or 1.30% to 2,139.85, Jakarta Composite advanced by 6.39 points or 0.13% to 4,903.12, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lifted by 0.01 points or 0.001% to 1,489.20.
On the flip side, Hang Seng down by 118.90 points or 0.48% to 24,662.68.
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