Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

23 Dec 2020 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher on Wednesday, with the short covering after steep correction in the last session, and on optimism that a new $900 billion relief package will help boost the US economy lifted  the investor sentiments. However, concerns over fast-spreading new coronavirus strain found in Britain which forced several countries around the world to shut their borders to the United Kingdom limited the gains. Oil shares are in upward trend despite steep correction in crude oi rates overnight. Gold miners are mixed after gold prices extended recent losses overnight. Japan’s Nikkei is advancing with the weaker yen, buoyed with the optimism after members of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting commented that the country's economy is starting to show signs of recovery following the lengthy COVID-19 shutdown. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, China and Malaysia are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Indonesia is in downward trend.

Nikkei 225 up by 93.54 points 0.35% to 26,529.93, Straits Times rose by 6.73 points or 0.24% to 2,834.05, Hang Seng increased by 158.71 points or 0.61% to 26,277.96, Taiwan Weighted higher 52.93 points or 0.37% to 14,230.39, KOSPI Index widened 22.57 points 0.83% to 2,756.25, Shanghai Composite lifted by 32.74 points or 0.98% to 3,389.52 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI buoyed by 8.64 points or 0.53% to 1,640.56

On the flip side, Jakarta Composite slipped 26.58 points 0.44% to 5,996.71.

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