Asian Markets trade in green in early deals on Thursday

18 Mar 2021 Evaluate
Asian equity benchmarks traded in green in early deals on Thursday, as the reaffirmed dovish stance by the US Central bank and the potential Covid relief bill spoked more hopes about faster global economic recovery. Market sentiments also got boosted after the Federal Reserve projected the US economy to grow 6.5% this year, the fastest pace in four decades, counting on successful vaccine rollout and recently agreed on fiscal stimulus. Technological shares are the top gainers in the session. Japan’s Nikkei soared in the session as the market got optimistic with the hopes on reopening of the economy after the Japanese government reportedly said the state of emergency in Tokyo area will end on Sunday. Nikkei 225 surged almost 500 points to break above the 30,000 level, following positive cues overnight from Wall Street. Among the other Asian markets, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, China and Malaysia are trading higher.

Nikkei 225 up by 274.09 points or 0.92% to 30,188.42, Straits Times rose by 34.46 points or 1.11% to 3,144.11, Hang Seng increased 438.38 points or 1.51% to 29,472.50, Taiwan Weighted widened 88.57 points or 0.55% to 16,304.39, KOSPI Index enlarged by 21.88 points or 0.72% to 3,069.38, Jakarta Composite higher by 57.72 points or 0.92% to 6,334.95 Shanghai Composite lifted by 18.78 points or 0.55% to 3,464.33 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI buoyed by 7.05 points 0.43% to 1,632.02.

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