Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

18 Nov 2020 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Wednesday, kindled by the optimism that covid-19 vaccine will soon be out to control the surging coronavirus infections and the economic destruction it caused. Banks and gold miners are advancing in the session, while the oil stocks dipped despite rise in crude oil rates overnight. Japan’s Nikkei traded lower in line with the negative trend in wall street overnight and in still lingering tension surrounding surge in covid cases world wide and the new lockdown measures. Among the Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan and China are in positive side. Bucking the trend, Japan and Malaysia is trading lower.

Straits Times widened by 7.50 points 0.27% to 2,786.05, Hang Seng lifted by 111.08 points or 0.42% to 26,526.17, Taiwan Weighted increased 147.00 points or 1.08% to 13,740.01, KOSPI Index rose 4.67 points 0.18% to 2,543.82, Jakrata Composite enlarged by 21.22 points or 0.38% to 5,551.16, and Shanghai Composite rose by 17.44 points or 0.52% to 3,357.34

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 dipped by 234.17 points, 0.90% to 25,780.45, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI down by 8.99 points or 0.56% to 1,601.16.

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