Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Monday

28 Dec 2020 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in early deals on Monday, as the market sentiments got buoyed after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion corona relief fund, which cleared uncertainty as reinstated travel and business curbs threaten to weigh on global economic activity. Meanwhile, a major overhang for equity markets worldwide is removed as the UK and European reached a post-Brexit agreement. Japan’s Nikkei is advancing as exporting rose considerably with the weaker safe haven yen. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea, China are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong and Malaysia are in downward trend.

Nikkei 225 up by 144.07 points 0.54% to 26,800.68, Straits Times rose by 6.69 points or 0.24% to 2,848.73, Taiwan Weighted higher 142.32 points or 0. 0.99% to 14,473.74, KOSPI Index widened 13.96 points 0.50% to 2,820.82, Jakarta Composite enlarged by 62.79 points or 1.04% to 6,071.50, and Shanghai Composite lifted by 4.60 points or 0.14% to 3,401.16.

On the flip side, Hang Seng decreased by 26.19 points or 0.10% to 26,360.37, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI narrowed by 6.33 points or 0.38% to 1,641.17.

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