Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Monday

04 Jan 2021 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in early deals on Monday, though most of them opened lower with the concerns over untamed corona virus. Market sentiments got buoyed with the vaccine rollout and optimism ahead to the release of Minutes of Federal Reserve's December meeting and a US December payroll report, which will provide further clues on the pace of economic recovery. Japan’s Nikkei traded lower in the session followed by the report that Japanese government is considering a state of emergency for capital Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and China are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Japan and Malaysia are in downward trend.

Straits Times up by 8.26 points or 0.29% to 2,852.07, Hang Seng increased by 174.67 points or 0.64% to 27,405.80, Taiwan Weighted higher 176.11 points or 1.20% to 14,908.64, KOSPI Index widened 68.06 points or 2.37% to 2,941.53, Jakarta Composite added 59.73 points or 1.00% to 6,038.80, and Shanghai Composite enlarged by 35.32 points or 1.02% to 3,508.39 .

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 dipped by 196.87 points or 0.72% to 27,247.30 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped by 26.56 points 1.63% to 1,600.65.

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