Asian Markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

26 May 2021 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded higher in early deals on Wednesday, as the fading fears on inflation with the retreat in US Treasury bond yield notes boosted the risk appetite in the stock market. Strong gains are seen in the technological sector shares with the stronger S&P 500 index which advanced about 1% overnight. Gold miners also gained with the positive yellow metal rates. Shares in materials, financial and energy sectors showcased a mixed trend. However, gains remained trimmed with the lingering worries over continued surging of new coronavirus cases in the region. Japan’s Nikkei extended its gains to the fifth straight session with the benchmark index above the 28,500 mark, as major exporters advanced with the softer yen. Though, investors remained cautious as the country has taken strict measures to contain the daily coronavirus case rate and the government is to decide this weekend on extending the COVID-19 state of emergency into June as the Olympic countdown begins. Stock market of Indonesia, Singapore and  Malaysia are closed for Wesak Day holiday. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China are in positive territory. On the flip side, South Korea is in lower note.

Nikkei 225 up by 102.18 points or 0.36% to 28,656.16, Hang Seng dropped by 211.85 points or 0.73% to 29,122.71, Taiwan Weighted lifted by 11.28 points or 0.07% to 16,606.95, and Shanghai Composite buoyed by 10.34 points or 0.29% to 3,591.68.

Bucking the trend, KOSPI added 6.96 points or 0.22% to 3,164.36.










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