Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Monday

21 Dec 2020 Evaluate
Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed on Monday, as the investors went wary amid resurgence in COVID cases. The coronavirus situation in parts of North Asia such as Japan and South Korea remains severe. Investor sentiments got dulled with the concern that a mutation of Covid-19 was discovered in the UK and could speed transmission of the virus and lead to more lockdowns. However, losses remained capped after the news that US congressional leaders reached an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package on Sunday. Japan’s Nikkei is easing in the session with stronger safe haven yen as the British pound and oil were hit by fears over stuttering Brexit talks. Among the Asian markets, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and China are in positive trend. Bucking the trend, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia are in negative territory.

Taiwan Weighted higher 135.00 points or 0.95% to 14,384.96, KOSPI Index up 7.70 points 0.28% to 2,779.88, Jakarta Composite enlarged 76.03 points 1.25% to 6,180.35, and Shanghai Composite lifted by 20.43 points or 0.60% to 3,415.33.  

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 dipped by 31.58 points 0.12% to 26,731.81, Straits Times down by 0.57 points or 0.02% to 2,848.41, Hang Seng decreased by 58.27 points or 0.22% to 26,440.33, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI curtailed by 6.11 points or 0.37% to 1,646.38

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