Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Monday

14 Dec 2020 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Monday, continuation of the Brexit negotiations and the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations in the US favoured investor sentiments in Asian market. Moreover, anticipations on US fiscal stimulus measures also bolstered the risk appetite in the market. Japan’s Nikkei is advancing after the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed that business sentiment improved for the second straight quarter in the fourth quarter of 2020. Nikkei  also improved as exporting picked up on weaker safe haven yen. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, China and Malaysia are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea are trading lower.

Nikkei 225 up by 99.22 points 0.37% to 26,751.74, Straits Times rose by 35.77 points or 1.27% to 2,857.47, Jakarta Composite enlarged 62.37 points 1.05% to 6,000.70, Shanghai Composite widened by 14.35 points or 0.43% to 3,361.54 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI buoyed by 9.14 points or 0.54% to 1,693.72.

On the flip side, Hang Seng decreased by 130.54 points or 0.49% to 26,375.33, Taiwan Weighted dipped 26.02 points or 0.18% to 14,235.67, and KOSPI Index lower 5.90 points 0.21% to 2,764.16.

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