Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

16 Dec 2020 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Wednesday, cheering gain in the Wall Street overnight counting on optimism over economic recovery with the vaccine rollout and as US stimulus talks gathered momentum. Oil shares are in higher note followed by the surge in crude oil rates overnight, while gold miners advanced with the safe haven bullion in positive note. Japan’s Nikkei got lifted in the session tracking increased exporting with weaker yen and on news that Japanese government is about to approve a new economic stimulus package totalling $708 billion with fiscal measures at $385 billion. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia are in positive territory.

Nikkei 225 up by 66.99 points 0.25% to 26,754.83, Straits Times rose by 12.88 points or 0.45% to 2,869.60, Hang Seng increased by 235.24 points or 0.90% to 26,427.38, Taiwan Weighted widened 262.64 points or 1.87% to 14,331.16, KOSPI Index higher 15.57 points 0.56% to 2,772.39, Jakarta Composite enlarged 88.51 points 1.47% to 6,098.64, Shanghai Composite lifted by 3.64 points or 0.11% to 3,370.87and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI buoyed by 12.21 points or 0.73% to 1,686.23.

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