Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Wednesday

23 Sep 2020 Evaluate
Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed on Wednesday, with the dulled market sentiments amid concerns about surge in COVID-19 cases and fresh lockdown measures implemented in London and other parts of Europe. Moreover, heightened Sino-US tensions and caution ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before lawmakers, also weighed on investments. Though, positive trend in Wall Street overnight capped some losses. Japan’s Nikkei, which resumed trading after a long weekend, is in negative mode as exporting is lower despite stronger yen. Among the Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, China, are in upward trend. Bucking the trend, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia are in negative note.

Straits Times up by 0.80 points 0.03% to 2,464.09, Hang Seng rose by 73.38 points or 0.31% to 23,790.23, KOSPI Index increased 8.35 points or 0.36% to 2,340.94, and Shanghai widened 5.07 points or 0.15% to 3,279.37.

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 down by 16.70 points, 0.07% to 23,343.60, Taiwan Weighted dipped 72.11 points 0.57% to 12,573.40, Jakarta Composite decreased by 32.44 points or 0.66% to 4,901.65, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI narrowed by 10.53 points or 0.70% to 1,495.25.

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