Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Monday

14 Sep 2020 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Monday, kindled by the risk appetite in the market amid optimism after the news that Drug maker AstraZeneca resumed the late-stage trial of its coronavirus vaccine in UK. The trial was suspended last week following an adverse reaction in a trial participant, adding concerns in this regard. Moreover, market sentiments boosted ahead to the much awaited US central bank’s monetary policy meet later in the week. Japan's Nikkei is trading higher as market awaited for cues from the monetary policy meeting of Bank of Japan later this week, where no major changes are expected in its ultra-lax monetary policies. Meanwhile, the country is eyeing on its political front developments amid news that Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was likely to be elected new president of the Liberal Democratic Party to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia are in upward trend. Bucking the trend, Singapore is in negative note.

Nikkei 225 up by 137.59 points, 0.59% to 23,544.08, Hang Seng rose by 161.41 points or 0.66% to 24,664.80, Taiwan Weighted buoyed 101.50 points 0.80% to 12,777.45, and KOSPI Index enlarged 27.53 points or 1.15% to 2,424.22, Jakarta Composite increased by 117.36 points or 2.34% to 5,134.07, Shanghai widened 11.26 points or 0.35% to 3,271.61, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lifted by 2.82 points or 0.19% to 1,507.67.

On the flip side, Straits Times dipped by 7.75 points 0.31% to 2,482.34,

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