Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower on Friday, tracking weaker cues from US stock market and on concerns of resurgence of new coronavirus cases in different parts of the world dampening hopes of global economic recovery. Market sentiments also dampened with the concerns over another potential business lockdown. The investors sidelined as they awaited for corporate earnings season beginning next week. Japan's Nikkei is pressured down with the weaker safe haven yen and on dulled sentiments after the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported an all-time high of 224 new coronavirus cases in the city on Thursday. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Indonesia and Malaysia are in negative territory.
Nikkei 225 down by 96.30 points, 0.43% to 22,432.99, Straits Times lower by 16.84 points or 0.63% to 2,652.65, Hang Seng dipped by 307.30 points or 1.17% to 25,902.86, Taiwan Weighted slipped 75.75 points or 0.62% to 12,116.94, KOSPI Index weighed by 15.34 points or 0.71% to 2,152.56, Jakarta Composite diminished by 3.75 points, 0.07% to 5,049.04, Shanghai narrowed 36.38 points or 1.05% to 3,414.21 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI curtailed by 1.68 points or 0.11% to 1,581.57.
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